black currants, damson plums


Stems of currants and plum-blows, and the aromatic cedar.~~Walt Whitman

No!
No!

Jolie Coeur
Jolie Coeur

Yes or No
Yes or No

The Lonely Life
The Lonely Life

Oure Ladye of Good Children
Oure Ladye of Good Children

Flora spreading Flowers
Flora spreading Flowers

The Moon Rising over the Sea
The Moon Rising over the Sea

Lucifer flying over the city
Lucifer flying over the city

Ruins in a Moonlit Landscape
Ruins in a Moonlit Landscape

The Cadence of Autumn
The Cadence of Autumn

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And the plums drop, sweeter
Than e'er before,
Where the currant bushes their rich fruit bear
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DESERTED
Louisa Cooke Don-Carlos

Moonlight
Moonlight

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Or spice the shores with odors of the plum?
Alas, that they should leave their colors there
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SUNDAY MORNING
Wallace Stevens

Flora and the Zephyrs
Flora and the Zephyrs

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I would go up to the stream,
where the plums and currants grow,
among the pretty cedars,
a pleasant place I know.
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Lysius Gough

Danaïdes
Danaïdes

La Belle Dame Sans Merci (Study)
La Belle Dame Sans Merci (Study)

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I'll bring you plums tomorrow
fresh on their mother twigs
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GOBLIN MARKET
C.Rossetti

Nymphs finding the Head of Orpheus
Nymphs finding the Head of Orpheus

A Portrait of Dorothy Dene
A Portrait of Dorothy Dene

Flora
Flora

The Turtle Dove
The Turtle Dove

The Springs of Lethe
The Springs of Lethe

An Idyll
An Idyll

Thoughts of the Past
Thoughts of the Past

Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche

Hylas and the Nymphs
Hylas and the Nymphs

The Huguenot
The Huguenot

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7/29/2008 9:05:13 PM nicoledesapio_nbdrt Beautiful! I've always loved the plum/aubergine palette. (It's always looked great on me.) The Millais paintings and Waterhouse's Flora and the Zephyrs were especially good choices.