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  Happy Birthday To A Perpetual Muse! Emily Jane Brontë (1818-1848), Victorian artist, poet and author of "Wuthering Heights", one of the best classic novels ever written in the history of literature "So hopeless is the world without; The world within I doubly prize; Thy world, where guile, and hate, and doubt, And cold suspicion never rise; Where thou, and I, and Liberty, Have undisputed sovereignty." ~ Emily Brontë, "To Imagination" ~ David Austin Emily Brontë rose outside Brontë Parsonage Museum, Emily's home. The rose was planted in 2018 for Emily's bicentenary birthday. As seen in the dining room of Brontë Parsonage Museum, a bonnet the kind of which would have been worn by Brontë sisters. One of my favourite quotes by Emily, paired with a favourite photo of heather on Haworth Moor that I took back in 2015. It was an amazing year for heather; it has never looked so good since!  Emily's writing desk as seen in this year's display at Bro...

It  was a very warm summer day; one of those rare scorchers here in Yorkshire, and the last of my three days stay in the beloved Haworth. To keep cool I chose a shady short walk to Long Bridge, one of my top three favourite spots in the whole of Brontë Country.   Apart from a couple of walkers passing by I had this magic, idyllic place entirely to myself with only some cute sheep and their lambs for company. I lingered here for a good couple of hours having a most enjoyable, mindful time immersing myself in nature, reading a book, and of course, doing a bit of photography. 

  "But angel like, when I awoke, Thy silvery form so soft and fair Shining through darkness, sweetly spoke Of cloudy skies and mountains bare" ~ Emily Jane Brontë ~ Cotton Grass - Haworth Moor Vase - The Store, Haworth Little Brontë Book - EmilyInGondal Quill - Brontë Parsonage Museum Shop

 Wandering around the old streets of Thornton, a village near Bradford, where my perpetual muses, the literary Brontë Sisters were born at the beginning of 19th century, I stumbled upon a little heaven on earth which is Sapgate Community Gardens . It is a gorgeous nature spot with beautiful elevated views  where the locals plant whatever they fancy for everyone's enjoyment. The gardens are a precious gem every village should have, especially in today's climate where an urgent need has arisen for humankind to reclaim its connection and appreciation of nature in order to preserve itself.  "Plant like your life depends on it, for it does." ~ Colette O'Neill, Bealtaine Cottage ~

  I have been walking Haworth and Stanbury Moors in Brontë Country for many years now, but I have never had or seized a chance to be there on a beautiful summer sunset evening until last week. Oh my, the magic of it makes me want to witness the beauty as many times as possible in the future. On this particular occasion the sunset may have not been as spectacular as it can possible be, but nevertheless, the experience of being on those bleak hills as the sun was slowly slipping below the horizon bathing the landscape in warm, soft glow mingled with blue fading light was simply sublime.  Etsy Shop

  A still life dedicated to my dear and beautiful Croatian childhood friend Andrina, who has been going through some intensive and gruelling health therapy.  Iris is Croatian national flower and Andrina's favourite flower. It also happens to be associated with  people who have a stoma on their abdomen following a bowel operation, usually to remove cancer, which is Andrina's case. Like many flowers, iris ("perunika" in Croatian) is a symbol for some concepts, too.....  

  "The evening sun was sinking down On low green hills and clustered trees It was a scene as fair and lone As ever felt the soothing breeze" ~Emily Jane Brontë~ Etsy Shop