Free Vintage Outdoor Illustration: Sisters on a Swing 2

That's the best thing about little sisters: They spend so much time wishing they were elder sisters that in the end they're far wiser than the elder ones could ever be.
― Gemma Burgess

In truth a family is what you make it. It is made strong, not by number of heads counted at the dinner table, but by the rituals you help family members create, by the memories you share, by the commitment of time, caring, and love you show to one another, and by the hopes for the future you have as individuals and as a unit.
― Marge Kennedy

19th century illustration of two sister and their mother in the garden savouring the waning days of summer. The older sibling is helping to push her younger sister on a hammock swing strung between two trees. 8.5” x 11” @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here.


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Free Vintage Outdoor Illustration: Sisters on a Swing 1

For there is no friend like a sister
In calm or stormy weather;
To cheer one on the tedious way,
To fetch one if one goes astray,
To lift one if one totters down,
To strengthen whilst one stands.
― Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market and Other Poems

There was so much time that marvelous summer.
Day after day, mist rose from the meadow as the sky lightened and hedges,
barns and woods took shape until, at last,
the long curving back of the hills lifted away from the Plain.
It was a sort of stage-magic.
― J.L. Carr, A Month in the Country

Vintage illustration of two sister sitting in a wicker swing, savouring an abundance of fresh air and sunshine at the height of summer's splendour. 7” x 8” @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here.


From my personal collection of ephemera. These images are to be incorporated into your creative works. Not for resale “as-is.” Credit to FieldandGarden.com appreciated but not required.

Printable Vintage Art: Dahlias by Carl Moll

I found an inner strength to fight for myself. It was clear that nobody else would.
― Tehmina Durrani, My Feudal Lord

“Run towards the roar,” the old people used to tell the young ones. When faced with great danger and when people panic and seek a false sense of safety, run towards the roaring and go where you fear to go. For only in facing your fears can you find some safety and a way through. When the world rattles and the end seems near, go towards the roar.
― Michael Meade, Why the World Doesn't End: Tales of Renewal in Times of Loss

Don’t dwell too much on the past. The lessons are useful for the present and a preparation for the future. Move on!
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great Mind

Vintage painting of dahlias in a garden by Carl Moll (1861–1945); oiginally found on Wikimedia here. Digitally enhanced version can be downloaded as 7” x 7” @ 300 ppi JPEGs here.


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