How Sir Tristram drank of the love drink. Artwork by Aubrey Beardsley, Le Morte Darthur..
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How Sir Tristram drank of the love drink. Artwork by Aubrey Beardsley, Le Morte Darthur..
The Lady of the Lake telleth Arthur of the sword Excaliber. Artwork by Aubrey Beardsley. Le Morte Darthur.
Artwork via The Enchanted Booklet
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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.
More fabulous photos from Avalus.
First two different hoverflies, then a wasp, cleaning herself, then an older bee, a different kind of bee, and a damselfly.
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©Avalus, all rights reserved
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©Avalus, all rights reserved
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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.
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.