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.
Wall Flower Studio 
Beautiful!
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Thanks Sue! Something beautiful to look at, and to help pass the time.
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Such vivid colors! Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you Ceridwen! I appreciate it. Enjoy. 🙂
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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!”
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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
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I completely understand! Stay safe! ❤
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Thank you! You too, Ceridwen. We’ll get through it!
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Thanks for introducing me to this.
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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. 🙂
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Thank you for sharing. The illustrations are gorgeous. I have favourited the link ❤
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I’m so glad you’re enjoying them! Thanks very much. 🙂
One of my favourite websites. Stay safe!
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