little augury: les fleurs

16 August 2009

les fleurs

"Il est d'etranges soirs ou les fleurs ont une ame."
Albert Samian

"There are strange evenings when the flowers have a soul."

this exquisite photograph by Eric Boman* of Jay Johnson in his ethereal water garden.
in its summer bloom of lotus, water lilies, hibiscus, pickerelweed and joe-pye.

*HG 2004

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Pamela Terry and EdwardAugust 16, 2009 at 8:28 PM
Wading through paradise.
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P.Gaye Tapp at Little AuguryAugust 17, 2009 at 2:51 PM
Isn't this an amazing photograph- and a fascinating life, Warhol, twin brother, great design firm etc. g.
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balsamfirAugust 17, 2009 at 10:29 PM
I'm greedy. I want to see more of this garden.
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jezebelAugust 18, 2009 at 1:56 PM
Those flower names are straight out of Midsummer Night's Dream- Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth, Mustardseed!
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gésbiAugust 20, 2009 at 6:55 AM
I'm enjoying catching up with you. Such great posts.
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My book HOW THEY DECORATED, for Rizzoli, was published in April of 2017. I have been an interior designer for over 30 years & have an abiding passion for the original, & history. Little Augury was born on New Year's Eve 2008. It began as a way of continuing a conversation with a beloved mentor & the promise to keep just a bit of his wit & wisdom alive by sharing it whenever possible. Little Augury focuses on interior design, art, literature, fashion & social history with an eye, always looking back to the past, in hope of understanding what is authentic & what will endure & what connects us to our environment. Always listening for the footstep on the old stair-the sound of lives that walked that way.

16 August 2009

les fleurs

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