Backs Turned, Bodies Lost to Grassy Hill, Lighthouses, Late 19th Century Paper Print Cyanotype quirt Basketry pin cushion measures 1

Basketry pin cushion measures 1 3/8" across

if only I could read Japanese

making for easy rolling up and pleasureful unfurling

And what a beauty this Ruffed Grouse is in its fine plumage

but I'm very glad it does

Backs Turned, Bodies Lost to Grassy Hill, Lighthouses, Late 19th Century Paper Print Cyanotype quirt Basketry pin cushion measures 1The lighthouse pictured here is Cape Neddick Lighthouse (aka "Nubble Lighthouse") in Cape Neddick, Maine, completed about 1880. (Lots about that history here. ) There are plenty of photos of it out there, historic and contemporary, but none I've found that portrays a sense of this grassy expanse from which one might look up at it. And for me it's all about that perspective, with only the heads and shoulders of this seated pair visible, their bodies