Thursday 23 October 2014

Flossy

"The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book."

(David Attenborough)



"Grand fathers are for loving and fixing things."

(Unknown)

Friday 17 October 2014

Autumn

"Such days of Autumnal decline hold strange mystery which adds to the gravity of our moods."

(Charles Nodier)



"And I rose
In rainy Autumn
And walked abroad in a shower of all my days..."

(Dylan Thomas)

Tuesday 7 October 2014

Sunflowers and Goose Decoy

"Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence."

(Henri Matisse)



"Everything starts with a dot."

(Wassily Kandinsky)

Saturday 4 October 2014

Geese

"If you feel the urge don't be afraid to go on a wild goose chase. What do you think wild geese are for anyway?"

(Will Rogers)



"The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the smallest amount of hissing."

(Jean Babtiste Colbert)



Wednesday 1 October 2014

Apples

"What goes up must come down."

(Isaac Newton)





"Even if I knew tomorrow the world would go to pieces. I would still plant my apple tree."

(Martin Luther)