While walking around the lake last week, I had a nice chat and petting session with this four legged prince.
I saw this little fairy princess, well dressed in warm garments as well as her tutu!
To wish everyone good beginnings of the short month of February, (tomorrow) rabbit rabbit!
By Victoria Beata
Gin Durham 'Part of the Landscape'
Not her photo* Beatrix Potter -- the beloved English author and illustrator of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit" and many similar animal books -- is pictured here with a real-life "Peter Rabbit." As a child, Potter and her brother kept, cared for, studied, and drew their impressive collection of animals and insects which they kept in their school room and on the Scottish and northern England estates where they spent many of their summers. In 1902, Potter’s most famous work, “The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” was published to immediate success. For almost two decades, she continued to publish two or three similar books per year, ultimately writing 24 children's tales.
Potter also spent a good deal of time drawing and observing things found in nature. Mycology, the study of fungi, was of particular interest to Potter, and she even wrote a paper on the subject of fungal spore reproduction. Her paper was presented at a meeting of the Linnean Society in 1897 by a mycologist from the Royal Botanic Gardens, because women of the time were not permitted to attend the meetings. Upon her death in 1943, Potter, a dedicated conservationist, bequeathed sixteen farms and over 4,000 acres of land to the National Trust, enabling significant preservation of the lands that created the Lake District National Park. At the time, it was the largest gift the National Trust had ever received.
Source: Facebook page "Exploration of History"
* see comments for link to some of Potter's photos - in Black and White!
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Today's quote:
Practicing humility is important — while you may have a greater understanding in some areas, others will always be able to teach you something.
Today's art:
Sharing with Eileen's Saturday Critters (tomorrow)
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I've seen Dr. yesterday, and he said maybe I should call the dentist back, since he couldn't do anything except check that it wasn't a blood clot in the swelling. So I'm going to see the dentist this afternoon. She was also concerned enough to work me into the schedule. Of course it is slowly getting better, so maybe by then I won't have the numb lip, swollen cheek and pain any more. Actually that would be great and I'll just cancel the appointment! (I'll let you know tomorrow!)
