Roses and Rust: Peacocks

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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Monday Musings : The tale of the Peacocks

Via Particular Poetry on Tumblr

I have decided to start a new series on my blog called Monday Musings. I spend (some might say waste) many hours looking for beautiful images of all sorts of things on the Internet just because looking at beautiful things makes me happy. I thought I would share some of these pictures with you because they might make you happy too! I have grouped them into themes and will show a different one each week.

Via Particular Poetry on Tumblr

This Monday's theme is peacocks and I have a funny little story to tell you. I grew up on a farm and my mom, a very enthusiastic gardener, had a magnificent garden which she would extend every year. My dad used to joke that he would have no more land left to farm if my mom continued enlarging her garden.

Via Smokey's Mountain Blog

Anyway, my mom had this idea that the crowning glory for her garden would be some peacocks. She imagined them majestically strutting across her immaculate lawns or regally sitting on a gate post. So she ordered some and they arrived in all their glory.

Via Today's Wanderings on Tumblr

Sadly, the reality did not really live up to the picture in her mind.

Via Simply Sloane on Tumblr

There is a saying "as proud as a peacock" - well after our experience I think it should be changed to "as vain as a peacock".

Via Google

These birds did not walk gloriously across her lawn or perch proudly on her gate, they just spent day in and day out, huddled on the veranda, gazing at their reflections in the French doors.

Via La Maison Boheme

They also made such a mess on the brick floor of the veranda that my mother was in despair. Eventually she gave them away to someone else with delusions of grandeur and she got herself some Bantams instead.