Scroll and Crown Flower; Roses and Poem: Double-sided 1848 Theorem Watercolor handmade flag and windows

and windows

my inclinations lean toward rescuing and retrieving things that might not otherwise be readily appreciated

feels so tender and honest-- heartwarming

which suggests he or she was pretty proud of it

This carving came from an old estate in Damariscotta

Scroll and Crown Flower; Roses and Poem: Double-sided 1848 Theorem Watercolor handmade flag and windowsI could look at early theorem watercolors like this all day, so lush and radiant, with the combination of greens on the leaves here just electric! Those red blooms are pretty electric, too, identified as "Crown flower" below. I like the blankness of the scroll here, as if in perpetual wait for the right words. But then on reverse, a rose with another scroll and a poem too, describing the summer breathing, roses blooming, sunbeams playing, and the