National Unicorn Day 🦄
The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland. Although a mythical creature that has never actually existed, it has long been a symbol of Scottish heritage and culture.
The unicorn first appeared on the Scottish royal coat of arms in the 12th century, and has since been featured in many works of art and literature.
The unicorn is associated with qualities such as purity, innocence, and power, and is often depicted as a graceful and majestic creature.
As a national symbol, the unicorn represents the unique and magical spirit of Scotland, and is beloved by Scots and visitors alike.
The road (1870) by Camille Pissarro
William Morris (1834-1896) Tree of Life
Birr Castle, Ireland by Luke Ravitch
Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion (1812) by John Martin
Illustrations from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
A major work of the English Romantic movement, «The Rime of the Ancient Mariner» by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, written in 1797–1798 and was published in 1798 and unique in its intentionally archaic language.
The poem is a nightmarish parody of a dream, fulfilling fears rather than wishes. Coleridge later attributed his masterpiece to opium dreams in order to make them seem more exotic to his readership. It begins with almost the sense of classical Greek tragedy, with a man who has offended against pagan forces condemned to wander the world and repeat his tale to passersby when the daemon within him moves him. The poem relates the events experienced by a mariner who has returned from a long sea voyage.
Sunrise, Port Ellen on the Island of Islay.
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Temple of the Four Winds, Castle Howard.
Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor. Tacitus
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