Wild Gardens of Lemuria

They are made of torn up images from a book of plant drawings, rubber stamped images, postage stamps and pictures from cigarette cards

Magic Golden Apples In The Magic Garden.
(copyright Imogen Crest 2007.)

Magical Bird In The Magic Garden.
(copyright Imogen Crest 2007.)

Magic Garden Gate
(copyright Imogen Crest 2007.)

Where do pirates buy their spyglasses?
Why, fro’ the Aye Doctor, accourse!!
hehe-He-hehehehehehehe!!!
 

written in response to a visual prompt provided in the Magic Garden project (http://projects.globalteacher.org.au/)

Seeking respite from the outside world I chanced upon this “garden” whose magic is there for all to see but which is only seen by those who have eyes to see it and who recognise that beauty lies all around us.

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