Love birds
I don't subscribe to the American Hallmark day of enforced love but today's blog is about romantic birds. Well, one in particular. The flamingo.
I stumbled across this splendid jumper on the Liberty website. Ahhh, covet! After I wiped the saliva from my jaw I remembered that the flamingo is a terribly romantic bird and that also today is 14 February. Sooo, it seemed churlish not to share some lovely stuff featuring the pretty flamingo...
London based designer Markus Lupfer is working his bedazzler.
This jumper is sooo covetable but for a whopping 270 pounds maybe not...
Marc Martin and his infinitely lovely screen print.
Sharon Montrose of the Animal Print shop once again captures the simple beauty in animal grace.
(Check out her Little Darlings series - hate to say it but "too cute".)
My all time fav screenprinter, Charley Harper's, Flamingo Ago-go. Brilliantly lovely.
And on that note, I will leave you with some words from the most romantic bird I know, Carol Ann Duffy...
Valentine
Not a red rose or a satin heart.
I give you an onion.
It is a moon wrapped in brown paper.
It promises light
like the careful undressing of love.
Here.
It will blind you with tears
like a lover.
It will make your reflection
a wobbling photo of grief.
I am trying to be truthful.
Not a cute card or a kissogram.
I give you an onion.
Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips,
possessive and faithful
as we are,
for as long as we are.
Take it.
Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding-ring,
if you like.
Lethal.
Its scent will cling to your fingers,
cling to your knife.
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