Irises and Lady slipper orchids
“Canadian Wild Flowers” (1868) was one of the first serious botanical works about nature and plant species in Canada 🇨🇦
Offering many beautiful lithographs of the wildflowers found in this country, this pictorial work written by Catharine Parr Traill & illustrated by Agnes Chamberlin, was a notable accomplishment for women at a time when we were largely unwelcome in a male-dominated scientific world. – The entire book is in the Public Domain and free to view online through the BHL digital library portal, with thanks to the Canadian Museum of Nature: HERE
A dose of art and the beauty of nature might help take our minds off the chaos currently taking hold of our world, if only for a little while. Stay safe, everyone.
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Beautiful!
Thanks Sue! Something beautiful to look at, and to help pass the time.
Such vivid colors! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Ceridwen! I appreciate it. Enjoy. 🙂
I’ve enjoyed the bright images you share so much that I decided to nominate you for a Sunshine Blogger Award! No pressure if that kind of post doesn’t work for you. I look at it more as a way of saying, “Thanks, your blog lifts my spirits!”
Hi Ceridwen,
Thank you! That’s really generous and very kind.
Without meaning to minimize your lovely gesture at all, at this point in time, I think I’ll have to decline.
I’m finding it challenging to write anything during this pandemic, so I appreciate the ‘no pressure’ part of your note.
Sending good thoughts & cyber hugs. I hope you’re safe & sound.
All the best,
Karen
I completely understand! Stay safe! ❤
Thank you! You too, Ceridwen. We’ll get through it!
Thanks for introducing me to this.
Thanks Hilary! I hope you enjoy it. Lots of lovely flower illustrations. Eye candy for me, that’s for sure.
I think we’re all in for a long haul with the covid virus. We’ll need things like this to pass some of the time.
In addition, I saved a link to a book you might be interested in, by Andrew Lang. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts (1899). https://archive.org/details/bookofdreamghost00langrich – Stay safe. 🙂
Thank you for sharing. The illustrations are gorgeous. I have favourited the link ❤
I’m so glad you’re enjoying them! Thanks very much. 🙂
One of my favourite websites. Stay safe!