Wild violets

A spring(2008) photo of wild violets. A weed to most but I like them. After this harsh winter I wonder what perennial plants have survived. I imagine the roses have taken the hardest hit.

If by Rudyard Kipling

If
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, [...]

satire in paintings

Paintings with satirical content:

Dogs visit advanced humanoid world
Prejudice against Martians