daffodils

Daffodils, coming out everywhere at the moment.

These are by Yana Beylinson.

while Rome burns

ROMA, DCCCXVII a.U.c. fire-screen 

by BBMDS (1999).

Found via eternallyrome via core77.

frieseke flowers

'Gloucester Garden' 

by Frederick Frieseke (n.d.)

 via it's about time

welsh tapestry

I bought a sort of gorgeous, sort of vile Welsh tapestry handbag from ebay (where else?). Orange. Brown. Hmmm. But it works. The colours and patterns of Welsh tapestry are quite gorgeous. Their bold colours are nicely balanced by their very rigid patterns.

Credits: bluecoat (top); me (bottom)

book art

Wonderful images 

by Jane Mount 

at ideal bookshelf.

demonstration purposes only

The description from the Australian War Memorial (ID 140486) reads: 

"Melbourne, Vic. 1944-02-29. A papier-mache cow, used for milking demonstrations at the Werribee experimental farm, being tied on to the luggage carrier of Mrs O. Mellor's car for transport to the farm. Mrs Mellor is Field Officer in charge of the Women's Land Army Mont Park training depot.

(via the Adelaide Showgrounds Farmers Market digest)