Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose

Here, in this enchanting painting of two little girls peering into their lanterns amidst a field of lilies and roses, the painter John Singer Sargent added a much needed sparkle to a lacklustre Tate Britain.  It's a fairytale setting of innocence, childlike wonder, dusk, and promises....

An exotic orchid, fluttering the the spring breeze, outside the Chelsea College of Art.