Primavera
In anticipation of tomorrow being the first day of Spring, I thought a few images of hope would be appreciated by those still tormented by the last vestiges of winter.
Spring Morning
James Tissot
1875
Spring
poster by Sumner
1893
Still Life with Pansies
Henri Fantin-Latour
1874
Allegory of the Four Seasons-Spring
Jacob de Wit
1751-52
Spring
Rosalba A Carriera
1725
Wishing all a happy Vernal Equinox.
For my friends back home ( or any other civilized climate) please make sure to note the delicate beauty of the Spring ephemerals, I miss them terribly in this God-forsaken desert wasteland.
Trillium grandiflorum
Good night from Babylon
March 20, 2011 at 4:45 am
Lovely post. Beginnings here in Connecticut, the joyous portent of spring.
Your post inspires me!
March 21, 2011 at 7:29 pm
Spring will arrive, I envy your enchantment at the bright green shoots.
LG
March 20, 2011 at 4:47 pm
Thanks for the post, and for the last few too. It seems late spring for the Tissot, perhaps. Is that not rhubarb, going to seed? My, very nice though, makes me think spring will actually arrive. My gardens are still covered in snow after a really wonderful winter. With a capital W.
March 21, 2011 at 7:28 pm
I did notice the rhubarb, I agree with you; but rhubarb is so lovely who argue with its inclusion!
I know it’s silly, but i envy your snow.
LG