This piece was inspired by a “game” I played with The Banshee a few months ago. Basically, we were just sitting there on the sofa and she started talking about her huge wonderful kingdom and how I had to live in her kingdom forever — being that she was queen and all — how I could never leave, and blah, blah, blah, when suddenly, something inside me began to rise up against Queen Banshee’s oppressive regime and I cried out: “Oh! Oh! Uh-oh! Look! I’ve escaped from your kingdom on a flying purple horse!” (This was all verbal. We weren’t moving at all. Just chillin’ on the sofa fighting totalitarianism.) And she screamed: “NOOOOO! NO! NO! You can’t! You caaaaan’t! Okay, well, you’re gonna get lost in the Cherry Forest then! And I will find you and bring you back!!” From there, the saga progressed to epic proportions, but that’s all you need to know for this post, really.
So anyhoo.
That somehow morphed in my head to a little French mail girl named Adela out on her route, getting lost and tired and scared … in the infamous Cherry Forest. I guess it’s more cherry blossom, than cherry, but, oh, well.
Absolutely beautiful! I love the details of the letters sticking out of her bag, and the pretty blossoms. What a happy picture for today. Thank you for sharing!
Poor Adela! Not only is she lost in the Cherry Forest, she’s bored with the whole Cherry Forest scene. So. Over. It. She iz feeled wit ze ennui!
Antoine de St. Auxpery should come and rescue her. (And I spelled his name wrong! Sorry…)
oops — I think I accidentally posted two images! fixed it now, I hope.
Poor lost (but very adorable) Adela! Where’s a purple pegasus when you need one?
Her bag with all the envelopes is absolutely killing me.
Adela looks like she needs a hug.