The Bookish Kind: The Victorians Knew

Saturday, March 3, 2012

The Victorians Knew

The Victorians knew beauty, they lived it and breathed it. That may be one of the reasons I've always been particularly drawn to that era. They made the ordinary seem extraordinary. Everything from picking apples to raking leaves was adored, made to be lovely, and celebrated.

Drying flowers became an art.

Nature was loved and adored.

All the excellent and praiseworthy things were real to them.

They captured them in an era I wish had never ended.

They knew that...

simplicity is beautiful.

(Funny, I got all the images here on a free Victorian images website, except for the rose, but some don't look Victorian!)

Joy

I will never tire of the wind,
be it a cold winter blast
that takes me off guard
with it's bitterness,
or an exhilarating spring or
fall tempest that sweeps me away.
I get caught up in it every time,
...it's as if the wind is calling
my name to come out and play.
The trees become my cohorts,
...those gentle giants that sway
back and forth with delight,
as they gracefully bend to and
fro - they get caught up every time,
too, and are surely clapping their
hands in mirth.
In these moments, I am a
beautiful bird who was made for nothing more than ascending
to the heights where the currents await me. Joy.

For the beauty of the earth