‘A hundred years ago there were 100,000 tigers in the wild. Today there are as few as 3,200.’
Over wide streams and mountains great we went,
And, save when Bacchus kept his ivy tent,
Onward the tiger and the leopard pants,
With Asian elephants:
Onward these myriads–with song and dance,
With zebras striped, and sleek Arabians’ prance,
Web-footed alligators, crocodiles,
Bearing upon their scaly backs, in files,
Plump infant laughers mimicking the coil
Of seamen, and stout galley-rowers’ toil:
With toying oars and silken sails they glide,
Nor care for wind and tide.
John Keats — Song of the Indian Maid from Endymion
Artwork comprising a vintage image from The Graphics Fairy:
One of my earlier designs:
Take care and keep laughing!
First Night Design 
Gorgeous pieces. Thank you for visiting our blog. We are iced in qnd I have time to look at blogs! Keep up the beautiful work. Jill
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Thank you very much, Jill. While I’m concerned that you’re iced in, I love it that it’s given you time to visit other blogs, especially as I can see you liked a lot of pages. Thank you again!
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You are incredibly talented. I used to drawn
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Draw, but the brain tumor surgery took use of my left hand. Everything I try now, is clumsy and ugly! I was no professional, just fun stuff.
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We are experiencing a nightmare ice storm for Georgia!
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Keep safe.
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We will. Thank you!
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This is beautiful; I love the warm colors and the design-I really like your work a lot and I look forward to seeing more-
Thank you too for visiting Move the Chair-I appreciate you taking the time to look-
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Thank YOU for visiting, liking and following!
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Thank you so much.
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Reblogged this on First Night Design.
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Reblogged this on My Life as an Artist (2) and commented:
If we allow the demise of this magnificent animal…we don’t deserve to live on this planet. !
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Good morning dear Sarah…and thank you so much for posting this, I have reflagged with the comment, that if we allow the demise of this magnificent animals, we don’t deserve to live on this planet! Hope you are enjoying a lovely week. Janet. x
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