“Tulare Valley, California; gathering flowers in February,” 1868, by Alexander Gardner, via SMU Central University Libraries Commons on flickr.
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Best and brightest, come away!
Fairer far than this fair Day,
Which, like thee to those in sorrow,
Comes to bid a sweet good-morrow
The Brightest hour of unborn Spring,
Through the winter wandering,
Found, it seems, the halcyon Morn
To hoar February born.
Bending from Heaven, in azure mirth,
It kissed the forehead of the Earth,
And smiled upon the silent sea,
And bade the frozen streams be free,
And waked to music all their fountains,
And breathed upon the frozen mountains,
And like a prophetess of May
Strewed flowers upon the barren way,
Making the wintry world appear
Like one on whom thou smilest, dear.— Percy Bysshe Shelley, from “To Jane: The Invitation“
(Posts with photos from the here and now are coming shortly. We had house guests and were traveling last week.)
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I love the portfolios of A. Gardner. He had a critical and influential eye. This picture is very intelligent. Thanks
I wish I knew the names of the wildflowers she is picking.