Sunday Safari - The Color of Spring Songs

Brian Wildsmith, illustration from The North WInd and the Sun, 1964, 

thanks to Letslookupandsmile's lovely Children's book illustrations flickr set

For the past few days I was laying in bed, floored by a monster cold so strong that I couldn't even get up 

and reach my computer (a really bad sign for me). Outside, black clouds and pouring rain most of the time, 

so it was hard to remember that after all it is May, traditionally my favorite time of year.

At least there was a cheerful note: the beautiful soundtrack of birdsongs coming through my window, 

and selfishly I have never been more grateful to Sebastiano for constructing bird feeders 

and keeping them well stocked at all times... and of course, thank you birdies!

Takeo Takei print, 1974, 

thanks to the always surprising A Journey Round My Skull

Lotta Nieminen, illustration for Move On magazine, 

thanks to Grain Edit

Matte Stephens, Bird print

Madeleine Stamer - Someone Great

Stella Baggott, Birds of Paradise

Maria Primachenko, A bird is flying, her master seeking, 1986

Sanna Annukka, Golden Bird

Kavita Arvind, Tree of Life

Mariacininha, Meeting of Spring

Abigail Brown, Blue Tit

Pietari Posti, fabric design for BonBonKakku

Emily Sutton, Goldcrest

Josef Palacek, illustration from Je ne me plais pas partout, Hatier, 1973,

thans to the always wonderful flamenconut on flickr

Kayama Matazo, Kaki, 1990