The Wall sea The intricate veining and feathery

The intricate veining and feathery upright petals: just stylish

I find the curves both superbly elegant and a little voluptuous

Limonium vulgare

merging the green and brown of the saltmarsh of north Norfolk with the creek on an ebbing tide

The Pasque flower

The Wall sea The intricate veining and featheryA brief visit to an art gallery in southern Italy, and I found myself transfixed, not by the paintings but by the wall of an inner courtyard. The rough stucco and the sheltered but shady conditions had allowed these moulds to grow and bloom in soft cloudy patterns, with the sharp drips contrasting to form a painterly whole. Living art.