Colour Challenge 18 - Thistle

~ THISTLE ~

Yankee Doodle went to town

Prancing like a pony

Tied a flower to her horn

And called it macaroni.

Yankee Doodle, keep it up

Yankee Doodle dandy

Mind the bakefail and the lag

And keep those colours handy!

In the middle of her forehead

Yankee had a horn

With braided tail and dainty hooves

She was a unifaun!

Yankee Doodle, keep it up

Yankee Doodle dandy

Mind the bakefail and the lag

And keep those colours handy!

Yankee liked to roam the world

And wander near and far

Snapping pictures everywhere

Her hoard her guiding star.

Yankee Doodle, keep it up

Yankee Doodle dandy

Mind the bakefail and the lag

And keep those colours handy!

Yankee met a Púkel-man*

And asked him for advice

He said to take a toadstool seat

And think things over twice!

Yankee Doodle, keep it up

Yankee Doodle dandy

Mind the bakefail and the lag

And keep those colours handy!

*Púkel-men were the ancient carved images, thought to be of Woses or Drúedain, that lined the road to Dunharrow in the White Mountains (from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings). I don't know if this is really meant to be a Púkel-man or not. Knowing Svarga, it wouldn't surprise me.

For my mother, who wanted more story with the posts, based on the old popular children's rhyme. If I'd thought of this before I took the photos I'd have put a feather in my hair, but I didn't, and 'dragonfly' didn't scan.


CREDITS


Location: Svarga (see shoutout below)
Windlight: Annyka's Soft Lavender Day


Hair: Boudoir Dragonfly Hair from CAHH3
Horn: {Rue} Horn'd/Innocent: Faerie pack: Vengence (free wearable 'demo' horn style in all colourpacks! Yes, comes with the orchid, and is mod!)
Skin & Eyelashes: Baiastice J&JS Fairy Avatar
Eyes: KOSH eyes-berry pick 7
Legs: RoTtEn DeFiAnCe White Raven Faun (birds removed)
Ears & tail: Chimera Industries free horse (silver) by Wingless Emoto


Clothes: Lilac flowered halter freebie by Torrid Midnight
(Pixeldolls) Jewelled Top jacket
ETD Floral Jeans (stone wash)


Accessories: Awesome Designs Purple Manicure
Inks & Kinks Amethyst Velvet Choker (retextured freebie)
Unique Needs Amethyst Heart necklace & bellychain (freebie)


SHOUTOUT: Location


If you have never visited Svarga, you absolutely must. I'm not doing it justice with this photoshoot, because although it's a very pretty bluebell meadow, you can find particle flowers anywhere in SL - but the colour scheme on most of the island isn't suited to Thistle. Most of Svarga has a unique prim flora and fauna which interact, pollinating, growing, seeding and dying at random all over the sim. I had horripilations a couple of years back, when the owner/creator left SL and Svarga went up for sale - we all thought that was the last we'd see of this unique and incredible AI landscape. But she came back, and Svarga lives! I'm going to have to do another post to show it properly, but in the meantime, don't take or discount my word for it - go and visit. You won't be disappointed. And you can take a guided tour of the island on the back of a giant wasp.