Habetrot

Corsican Knitters

These two postcards of Corsican knitters date to about the first decade of the twentieth century.

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I find it interesting that there seems to have been a shortage of knitting projects in Corsica around then.

Shepherd with a Flock of Sheep

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890)

Shepherd with a Flock of Sheep, 1884

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Bringing home the sheep in the lowering darkness.  I think the shepherd looks so tired because he doesn't seem to have a dog to help him.