Trout season in Pennsylvania begins today for young people who want to be taught to fish; and fishing for the general public in stocked streams and rivers starts on April 4, 2026.
Pied Beauty, 1877
Gerard Manley Hopkins, 1844-1889, British poet and Jesuit priest
Pied as in piebald horse =
speckled, freckled, mottled, stippled, flecked, spotted, splotched, blotched.
Brindled = brown or grey with streaks or patches of a darker colour; usually describing the fur of an animal.
Glory be to God for dappled things –
Korean Rhododendron fronting Spike winterhazel (Corylopsis spicata), Winterthur, Delaware, April every year
Chrysanthemum corridor at the Longwood Conservatory, Pennsylvania
For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow
Funeral Group (Kuerner Hill 1), c. 1991, watercolour on paper
Andrew Wyeth, 1917-2009, American. Family collection on display at Brandywine Museum, Chadds Ford in 2025.
The artist envisages his own funeral at a place in Chadds Ford, PA, his birthplace, which had large meaning in his life and work.
For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim;
Brown trout. Photo from the web
Brown trout. Photo from the web
Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches’ wings;
Chestnuts, Philadelphia, every Autumn
In a vintage shop in Philadelphia in 2018
Landscape plotted and pieced – fold, fallow, and plough;
The Road Across the Wolds, 1997, oil on canvas and detail.
David Hockney, British born 1937. Private collection on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2017/18
Bulls waiting to be led out to work, 2008, western Gujerat state, India
And áll trádes, their gear
Machine tournez vite, 1916-1918, brush and ink with watercolour and shell gold.
Francis Picabia, 1979-1953, French. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Carpenter or Cabinet-Maker’s Trade sign, 1868, pine, Eastern US. Signed H.A.DOE/Carver. Winterthur, DE
Intergenerational Hands, 2018, porcelain, thread
Nikki Lau. No other information. On display at the 2018 Clay Studio juried show, Philadelphia.
This honours the artist’s maternal grandmother who worked in Chinatown, San Francisco in the garment industry; and her mother who works in the US food industry.
Handhelds, 2016, reduction fired stoneware.
Raymond Rorke, American unknown DOB. 2018 Clay Studio Biennial, Philadelphia
Gear, c. 1922, oil on canvas.
Arthur Garfield Dove, 1880-1946, American. Philadelphia Museum of Art
Automotive Industry, 1940, oil on canvas.
Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project, mural for the Detroit Public Library. Marvin Beerbohm, 1908-1981, Canadian American. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
and tackle and trim.
Pentecost, 1989, egg tempera and pencil on panel
Andrew Wyeth, 1917-2009, American
Fishing nets drying on Allen’s Island on Muscongus Bay.
All things counter, original, spare, strange;
Made entirely of plant material. 27 species. Philadelphia Flower Show, 2017
Tulip, 2nd and Pine, Philadelphia, 2024
Throne of Laurel, mountain laurel, mixed paint, 2024
Ellie Richards. On exhibit at Winterthur, Delaware in 2025
Rose petals, bamboo, mung bean, macadamia nut, lentils, mustard seed, corn husk, crape myrtle seed pods, rosemary, birch bark. Philadelphia Flower Show, 2014
Soundsuit, 2010, dogwood twigs, wire, upholstery, basket and mannequin
Nick Cave, American born 1959. On exhibit at the Solomon R. Guggenheim in 2022
Whatever is fickle, freckled (who knows how?)
Samurai toad lily. Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia
Fern in seed
Sneezeweed (Helenium), Mt. Cuba Center, DE
A monarch feeding on native Echinacea. Mt. Cuba Center, DE
Leaf of a native oak leaf hydrangea in late November, Mt. Cuba Center, DE
Native variety of Turks Cap lilies, Winterthur, DE
Asian orchid. Longwood Gardens Conservatory, PA
In Midnight’s Garden various insects displayed on walls painted with cochineal; 2015.
Jennifer Angus, born 1961 Canada. Smithsonian Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC
Native, carniverous Pitcher Plants (Saracenia) with dazzling biomechanics to invite and trap insects. Mt. Cuba Center, Delaware
A swallowtail feeding on native phlox. Mt. Cuba Center, Delaware
native Sheep laurel (Kalmia angustifolia) at the Jenkins Arboretum, Wayne, PA
Hinoki false-cypress bark. Winterthur, DE
With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim;
He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change:
A raptor over a meadow at Winterthur, Delaware in late autumn
Praise him.
Pied Beauty
Glory be to God for dappled things –
For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow;
For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim;
Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches’ wings;
Landscape plotted and pieced – fold, fallow, and plough;
And áll trádes, their gear and tackle and trim.
All things counter, original, spare, strange;
Whatever is fickle, freckled (who knows how?)
With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim;
He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change:
Praise him.
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As always, I am fascinated by the beauty and richness of your posts, which I appreciate so much that I can’t find the words to convey the idea.
Your appreciation is always so fulsome, Luisa! Thank you.
I feel more and more as though I am on a factory line.
Every so often, I press a button. The line stops and I look at all the marvels there in front of me. Then I press the button again until I take another look later. Meanwhile, wonderful voices repeat the poetry I learned as a child. More images often appear. Sometimes there is music. It is so peaceable. Unlike the world at large. Thank you again!