FACE

 

Eye

 

 Nose

Mouth

A day out in Hampstead Heath

It is thought that John Constable painted this view from an upstairs window 

of his home in Lower Terrace, Hampstead, looking over his own garden and towards a neighbouring house.

 John Constable  (1776 - 1837) 

View in a Garden with a red house beyond, c1821

A further comment to this wonderful painting, comes with a big thanks to 

Mr. L and Mr. X

After a quick dip in the local green ponds, we needed some clean clothes. It was a perfect day, combining some of our favorite activities: 

swimming and washing. 

 

October summer moods

 The October light just reaches the leaves of the worlds oldest plant, the fern

 No words

 It ooks like a mess - but there is a hidden

 Face !

 A little sad

 The yellow flowers never give up

At a closer look you will find

The red squirrel !

It's sleeping until next summer

Antique glass vase, recently bought in London - flowers from my garden, recently picked - and souvenirs from a Sussex beach, recently visited with a good friend.

It's summer - it's October - it's oh so beautiful paintings

Jozef Chelmonski, (1849-1914)  Polish painter: Indian Summer 1875

This painting says it all - presence! - only the little dog looks back at summer, but has no memory

Valentin Serov (1865-1911) Russian painter: October 1895

Little boy concentrates on a tree branch - surrounded by endless more summers to come

Willard Metcalf (1858-1925) American painter: October 1908

My house keeps a thousand summers

Carl Larsson (1853-1919) Swedish painter: Indian Summer 1908

A thoughful mother - her youngster in the boat doesn't worry about the cold winter to come, 

nor does his little dog

My late summer garden

The honeysuckles bloom a second time

At a closer look...

 

Gotcha!

Nature at a distance

Peaceful in white

 

Leftovers

 

Autumn remindes

 The four seasons..

Winter reminders: 

It still feels a bit like summer

Late summer flowers in an antique Swedish jug. From Goeteborgs Porslinsfabrik, it bears the name Goeta

 Link

 The factory started in 1898, and in 1914 it was bought by the - still famous -  

Swedish porcelain factory Roerstrand

Postcard sent from Gothenborg Sweden 1914, showing the custom house at the harbour.

Very early autumn

George Inness (1825-1894) - Early Autumn Montclair

American artist

 Alfred Thompson Bricher (1837-1908) - Early Autumn on Long Island

American artist

And now to the Scandinavians:

Olof Arborelius (1842-1915) - Sunny Autumn Day at the Lake

Swedish artist

Fritz Thaulow (1847-1906) - An Orchard on the Banks of a River

 Norwegian artist

Johan Thomas Lundbye  (1818-1848) Autumn Landscape: Hankehøj near Vallekilde 1847

 Danish artist.

Today in Copenhagen, Denmark, it is a cool, clear sunny morning. 

The air is crisp,and the temperature is rising 

for every beam that hits the streets and pavements. 

From my window I can see green trees, and if I lean out I can see the canals.

 The magpies and seagulls are fighting in the yards and at the piers.

It is going to be the best month ever...I love September!