Yes. Nesting. But For Whom?

My garden book shopping, as of late, has taken a bit of turn. With a baby due in February, I am very distracted by the allure of children's gardens. And the antique prints from children's books - that seem to have bubbled up from the minds of some very child-like adults lost in small scale garden reveries. Just the way I like it.

We have no crib. No blankets. No nuthin'. But I have books, book lists and pinings for these prints. All of which is, well, mildly ridiculous. But, typical.

Two artists have my attention. And, if I'm not careful, their work will claim my paycheck. Margaret Tarrant (photo above) and Cicely Mary Barker (photos below). Margaret Tarrant's work is published in gorgeous, albeit, expensive (out-of-print) books about woodland and garden nymphs, imps and fairies. Cicely Mary Barker created a luscious alphabet series - focused around flowers.

I think about the woods around our house and how enchanting they will be for a tiny explorer with a big imagination. I can't wait to see what our little one shows me, calling my attention to what I have been missing (or walking over) for years.

And as far as the books and the prints go, I just have one concern as a future parent. Will I be grown-up enough to . . . share?