We all love Butterflies,and butterflies at Christmas,even butterfly trees.

 From an ugly chrysalis a beautiful butterfly emerges.

 There are flowers which attract butterflies,and butterfly gardens,and houses.

In the 1930s people made chess boards,and collage pictures from Butterfly wings.

I found two small pictures that were thrown out in someones rubbish,so didnt feel guilty

that I had them,and also had a chess board made of Brazilian Blue butterfly wings.

Its not on display...I might add.

Art Nouveau used butterfly images in many designs,motifs and paintings.

Some designer dresses make dresses with butterfly wings or patterns.

So we have a theme of  Colorful Butterfly trees,decorations,and ladies dressed as butterflies.

Christmas lights and trees.Most of all enjoy.

Remember No religious or political comments.

So post memes,gifs,pix,trees,videos,music on our theme.Most of all enjoy.

Think Outside of the Box

Boxes are fascinating and cats especially love boxes.

Some people live in them.

Some watch the box all day long.

The Red telephone box was synonymous with London,some ex colonial countries still have them.

Some people paint there fridges like phone boxes or police boxes.

Police boxes have a history too.

Horses travel in them.

Some toys feature a box...like Jack in the box.

Many foods are packaged in colorful boxes. 

 Cats and children love to play with boxes.

Dr Who traveled in a police box through the universe.

Most of all enjoy...

So the topic theme is different types of boxes:Please post...

Memes,Gifs,Songs,films,different uses for boxes,boxes you like,idioms,etc.,

REMEMBER please respect other commenters,no political comments or religious.

Most of all enjoy.Have fun...

Flower Power Inspiration

Flower Power Inspiration

Many grand houses or palaces have amazing landscaped gardens,people in towns,window boxes or indoor plants,

Many artists have painted flowers or gardens...to name but a few,Monet,VanGogh,David Hockney,Frida  Kahlo,Marianne North.William Morris designed wall paper,and floral prints abound for furnishings and fabrics.

Cultivating flowers can be hours of pleasure,watching flowers and trees grow from cuttings or seeds,changing through the seasons,adding color and beauty to the environment,giving hours of pleasure.

In recent months, anyone with a garden was lucky to be in touch with nature,to enjoy fresh air,to eat outdoors,swim in a pool.I have a very small yard and garden,but many in my area don't have a garden,and the town doesnt have open spaces,to walk or trees, just a small square with shrubs: this made life difficult for some incarcerated at home with no outdoor space to enjoy.Being outdoors is essential especially in the summer.

I once had a book on a birthday about Marianne North.Marianne was born in 1830,Hastings,UK,she lived till sixty.Dressed in crinolines she traveled the world,passionately painting every type of flower.She  traveled through Australia,New Zealand,India,Ceylon,the Amazon;trecked through jungles,paddled down rivers,to find rare species to paint.Her work is housed in Kew  Gardens In the Marianne North Gallery.She displays over a thousand paintings.Kee has every species of flower,tree and shrub in the world,in acres of ground in Richmond,near London.

Some artists paint murals of gardens or flowers in towns.our small town has recently added huge tubs of flowers outside shops and houses to brighten our lives.

So lets post images,videos,music,artists who painted flowers,gardens to brighten our gray winter months.

Please NO religious comments or politics.

All are welcome....Respect other commenters,most of all enjoy.

Dont Get Your Tinsel in a Twist

Love tinsel

Decided to decorate this year.Somehow its important to start celebrating early.

Usually Ive been shocked that shops stock christmassy things as early as October.

This year with deserted streets and shops,and not the usual hustle and bustle of this small town,there is a real need to celebrate,we need some good cheer,and Christmas decorations.

Always jingle all the way nothing like a bad ass jingler.

Santa please,leave your credit card under my tree.

Hoping our town will display the usual lights in the high street,I wont mind the carols blaring out,I promise!

I love animals at Christmas time,so you give your pets tempting presents and a special lunch.Its a time for children and laughter.

We usually go out to a large open square for entertainment,carols and stalls to buy gifts...this year it will be deserted and no-one around.

What will you cook? What presents will you give?

Enjoy the preparations,fun memes,games,Trailer,songs that you can post here.

Remember respect other commenters,and no religious comments or political viewpoints.

Most of all enjoy,and have fun.