Intrepid Looking Man (Robert Southey) with Umbrella, Antique Watercolor Drawing dome It is in great shape

It is in great shape

not a later addition

which also reminds me of those old mystery boxes where one sticks one's hand inside and feels around at some unknown thing

but either way I think it's pretty terrific

Intrepid Looking Man (Robert Southey) with Umbrella, Antique Watercolor Drawing dome It is in great shapeAs you know by now if you follow, I'm very often drawn to things for the feelings they provoke, and the way in which they might be integrated into one's life; in the case of this watercolor, it seemed a good one for hanging near the front door, for when one might needs a bit of extra fortitude to stop beyond, especially perhaps out into nasty weather! I love it too for the fact that it's got stains all around it, as if it had been carried out into the