How Sir Belvedere cast the sword Excaliber itno the water. Artwork by Aubrey Beardsley, Le Morte Darthur.
The Art of Aubrey Beardsley. Le Morte Darthur
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How Sir Belvedere cast the sword Excaliber itno the water. Artwork by Aubrey Beardsley, Le Morte Darthur.
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One of Beardsley’s double-page illustrations. I just love the trees and the road fading away into the hills.
How Sir Lancelot was known by Dame Elaine. Artwork by Aubrey Beardsley. Le Morte Darthur.
Death and destruction on the roadside. A parched strip of land, baked by the sun in the summer, destroyed by salt runoff in winter. But silverweed endures and sends its creeping stolons across it.
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I did not notice the dead moth until today. But it fits the scenery just fine.
Merlin. Artwork by Aubrey Beardsley. Le Morte Darthur.
Merlin and Nimue. Artwork by Aubrey Beardsley. Le Morte Darthur.
Merlin Taketh the child Arthur into his keeping. Artwork by Aubrey Beardsley. Le Morte Darthur.
A very common on roadsides and near rail roads, but a very beautiful flower all the same. Belowed by bumblebees.
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How Morgan LeFey Gave a shield to Sir Tristram. Artwork by Aubrey Beardsley. Le Morte Darthur.
How Queen Guenever made her a nun. Artwork by Aubrey Beardsley. Le Morte Darthur.
I find it interesting that not only is the pollen on this flower pink, but that also the bumblebee apparently collected enough of it to have pink pollen sacks on her legs.
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© Charly, all rights reserved. Click for full size.
© Charly, all rights reserved. Click for full size.
How Sir Palomides Made Great Sorrow and Mourning for La Beale Isoud. Artwork by Aubrey Beardsley. Le Morte Darthur.
How Sir Palomides Made Great Sorrow and Mourning for La Beale Isoud. Artwork by Aubrey Beardsley. Le Morte Darthur.
We’ve got them, thanks to Avalus, who has a good eye for spotting well camouflaged small creatures.
a young and an older sand lizard
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©Avalus, all rights reserved
In yesterday’s kerfuffle, I completely forgot this series. So, belatedly, a video from a Spanish violinist.
I have not seen a single whole episode of Star Trek, ever, and I fell absolutely no inclination to do so. I have only ever seen snippets of TNG, so I just about know it is a Sci-fi and I know who Jean-Luc Piccard and Data are.
But this music is beautiful to me all the same.
How La Beale Isoud wrote to Sir Tristam. Artwork by Aubrey Beardsley. Le Morte Darthur.
How King Marke found Sir Tristam. Artwork by Aubrey Beardsley. Le Morte Darthur.
How La Beale Isoud nursed Sir Tristam. Artwork by Aubrey Beardsley. Le Morte Darthur.
Plus, a bit of bonus music today because this is the song that introduced me to Beardsley, way back in (gulp) 1977. That was in the pre-internet world, and it wasn’t easy to find Beardsley prints. Our local library didn’t carry anything, and neither did our only book store. I finally found a book at UWO with a compilation of his work. I think it was simply called Aubrey Beardsley, and it was a thrilling discovery.
Today’s Beardsley has a bevy of beauties with bountiful bosoms plus a quadrangle of quiet, contemplative Queens.
How A Devil In A Woman’s Likeness Would Have Tempted Sir Bors. Artwork by Aubrey Beardsley. Le Morte Darthur.
How four Queens found Launcelot sleeping. Artwork by Aubrey Beardsley. Le Morte Darthur.