We went on a bit of a pilgrimage today to find the new statue of Millicent Fawcett, Leader of the Suffragists, in Parliament Square, the only statue to a female among eleven men!
Millicent Fawcett
The detail on the statue is fabulous – the fabric and folds of her coat, her leather boots, her jewellery and the stitching effect on her banner…
Boots
Banner
Face and jewellery
There was a beautiful border of bee laden Lavender just nearby.
Lavender
Another of my heroes was in the square – Nelson Mandela, again with intricate detail in the bronze.
Nelson Mandela
valeriedavies
June 13, 2018 at 3:25 am
What a strong beautiful face Millicent Fawcett had/has…wonderful rendering of her person…
mybeautfulthings
June 15, 2018 at 8:10 pm
Isn’t it? Quite inspiring and after seeing the play, The Cause, the other evening and marching, it all felt so powerful and pertinent. 🙂
saymber
June 13, 2018 at 12:11 am
Thank you for sharing this. I love lavender and it’s so lovely in its natural state. Great pictures of the statues – so much detail!
Arkenaten
June 12, 2018 at 7:01 pm
These statues are truly splendid.
Love the lavender. I have loads of it in the garden and take cuttings to plant every year.
mybeautfulthings
June 15, 2018 at 8:01 pm
I love Lavender too but haven’t been successful with cuttings. They seem to dampen off and I gave up a few years ago. I buy new each year, reasoning that they only cost the same as a bunch of flowers and last all season! 🙂
Arkenaten
June 15, 2018 at 8:09 pm
I take 20 or 30 cuttings and plant them in pots with ordinary potting soil.
I usually get around a 40 -50% success rate; some of which I give away the others I will plant out.
mybeautfulthings
June 15, 2018 at 8:11 pm
Pity you can’t send some my way! 🙂
mybeautfulthings
June 15, 2018 at 8:12 pm
Do you have a greenhouse or cold frame that you keep them in? 🙂
Arkenaten
June 15, 2018 at 8:21 pm
I used to put them in our shed, which has windows, but I didn’t think there was enough light so now I keep them outside, and move them around the garden depending on the temperature.
It’s almost winter down here but still sunny. I have eight cuttings on the go at the moment and they are all hanging in there!
If there’s any frost forecast than I’ll move them inside.
mybeautfulthings
June 15, 2018 at 9:19 pm
Thank you. I will try that this coming year. 🙂
utesmile
June 12, 2018 at 6:55 pm
I haven’t been there for a while, I didn’t know they are there! My lavender blooms too in the garden!
mybeautfulthings
June 15, 2018 at 8:02 pm
WE have French lavender but I really prefer the simple English lavender and will revert to that next year. Do go and visit Millicent – she is amazing! 🙂