“Spring drew on…and a greenness grew over those brown [garden] beds, which, freshening daily, suggested the thought that Hope traversed them at night, and left each morning brighter traces of her steps.”-Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
Spring by Alfons Mucha, 1896
Orchard in Spring by Alfred Sisley, 1881
Springtime Landscape by Béla Iványi-Grünwald, circa 1910
Spring Garden by Ervin Plány, circa 1907-1909
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What a beautiful piece of writing – and I always love looking at paintings. Thanks, maedez.
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I love the writing, too. I cannot wait until I can go outside and it is as pretty as one of the paintings. Soon!
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thanks for following… love your texts and artistic taste! all best wishes – t
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It was my pleasure, and thank you very much!
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Thanks for this!! It is snowing white whirling devils outside my door.
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You are welcome! It doesn’t feel like spring here at all. Sunny, yes, but freezing. We are expecting snow starting tomorrow. I am not pleased.
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