The mole had been working very hard all morning, spring cleaning his little home. First with brooms, then with dusters; then on ladders and steps and chairs, with a brush and a pail of whitewash; till he had dust in his throat and eyes, and splashes of whitewash all over his black fur, and an aching back and weary arms. Spring was moving in the air above and the earth below and around him, penetrating even his dark and lowly little house with its spirit of divine discontent and longing.
(The Wind in the willows. Kenneth Grahame)
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
(Greek proverb)
Beautiful line work. I truly enjoy seeing this work. Perhaps one day you'll collect it all and publish it in book form.
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