FLUCTUATIONS AND CHANGES OF SPRING
ON AN ENGLISH HILLSIDE
Daniel Alexander Williamson, Spring, Arnside Knot and Coniston Range of Hills from Warton Crag, detail, c. 1863, oil on canvas, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK
In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.*
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
As spring approaches summer, its temperatures and weather in general still continue to fluctuate. British artist Daniel Alexander Williamson (1823-1903), in his scenic view near a Lancashire village in England, captures the changing landscape of springtime. The humor and wit of acclaimed American writer Mark Twain (1835-1910) endures more than a century after his death.
*From Boundaries of a Complex World by Andrei Ludu
The above image is used solely for educational purposes and in the U.S. public domain.
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