WHAN that Aprille with his shoures soote
When fair April with his showers sweet,
The droghte of Marche hath perced to the roote,
Has pierced the drought of March to the root's feet
And bathed every veyne in swich licour,
And bathed each vein in liquid of such power,
Of which vertu engendred is the flour;
Its strength creates the newly springing flower.
- Geoffrey Chaucer – Canterbury Tales
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Photo: Frog’n’Boots: © LadyNorth 2011
(I found this lil feller lurking among the Gardening Gumbers at Dinter's Nursery (my fave in the Whole Wide World!)
Kit Used:
Background and Frame: Flergs Dreaming of Spring: Paisley Paper
Daisy: cut from Flergs Dreaming of Spring: Paisley Paper
Calendar Frame: Flergs Dreaming of Spring
Calendar Fonts: Tangie’s Tweedledee and MockTurtle
Raindrops: Tangie’s FieldNotes: Spring – Elements 1 - dew
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April 17/11 - WOOHOO! I WON the Challenge!! Got a ten buck gift certificate to spend.
O Joy! More digikits!
When fair April with his showers sweet,
The droghte of Marche hath perced to the roote,
Has pierced the drought of March to the root's feet
And bathed every veyne in swich licour,
And bathed each vein in liquid of such power,
Of which vertu engendred is the flour;
Its strength creates the newly springing flower.
- Geoffrey Chaucer – Canterbury Tales
*
Photo: Frog’n’Boots: © LadyNorth 2011
(I found this lil feller lurking among the Gardening Gumbers at Dinter's Nursery (my fave in the Whole Wide World!)
Kit Used:
Background and Frame: Flergs Dreaming of Spring: Paisley Paper
Daisy: cut from Flergs Dreaming of Spring: Paisley Paper
Calendar Frame: Flergs Dreaming of Spring
Calendar Fonts: Tangie’s Tweedledee and MockTurtle
Raindrops: Tangie’s FieldNotes: Spring – Elements 1 - dew
*
April 17/11 - WOOHOO! I WON the Challenge!! Got a ten buck gift certificate to spend.
O Joy! More digikits!
1 comment:
A modern translation can be found at
pages.towson.edu/duncan/chaucer
as per:
When April with his showers sweet with fruit
The drought of March has pierced unto the root
And bathed each vein with liquor that has power
To generate therein and sire the flower;
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