Thursday, November 26, 2020

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lady ladybug
 peacekeeping her forte - 
masked for safety
 © gillena cox 2020

A LADYBUG LEGEND
... As legend has it, in the Middle Ages, farmers were worried that their crops would be destroyed by insects, so they prayed to the Virgin Mary for help. Red and black beetles soon appeared to feast upon the bothersome insects and the people began calling the helpers "The Beetle of Our Lady." It is said that the beetles' red wings represent the red cloak Mary is often pictured wearing in biblical paintings, and the spots are representative of the seven joys and seven sorrows of the Virgin

more here


 AND

A HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all my USA friends.

Its Day 65 of 100 Days of Christmas here in T&T at FM Sweet 100 Radio Station

Here in T&T our celebration focus is THE GATHERING - a Sweet 100 yearly charity event
this year it will be virtual on November 29th


ENJOY THE MUSIC: Island Prince - Give Thanks For Life | 2020 Soca | Antigua



20 comments:

Elkes Lebensglück said...

cool this ladybug mask for your safety !!! Thumbs up Superwoman we are all if we follow this.
Great digital fish image
Take care and stay safe, hug Elke

Gillena Cox said...

Happy you dropped by Elke

Much🖤love

Rain said...

I love your "Fish in Boots" Gillena! And Lady Ladybug!! Very nice!! :)

Gillena Cox said...

Happy you dropped by Rain

Much🖤love

indybev said...

Love your Fish in Boots, and thank you for the story of the lady bug. I had not heard it before.

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I learned something new today, Gillena. I learned about ladybugs. Your art is wonderful and the mask the ladybug is wearing is very relevant. I also LOVE your Fish in Boots, too. That made me laugh!

Gillena Cox said...

Glad you dropped by Bev

Much🖤love

Gillena Cox said...

Thank you for your appreciation Elizabeth

Much🖤love

Christine said...

Love your superhero beetle lady and a wonderful story. Lovely post.

Gillena Cox said...

Happy you dropped by Christine

Much🖤love

Sim said...

Very original fish, it made me smile.
And thank you for the ladybug legend!
In France, its name is 'bête à bon Dieu' (approximately 'beast from good God' :)

Gillena Cox said...

Thank you for your appreciation Sim

Much🖤love

Andrea @ From The Sol said...

I think everyone loves the Lady Bug, but I am guessing none of us, until today, had any idea why. This was a wonderfully informative piece on one of nature's superheroes ... Thank you, Gillena and I did go look at the link and took down the address for the study on the ladybug. Such a fun and uplifting post :)

Andrea @ From the Sol

Gillena Cox said...

Thank you for your appreciation Andrea

Much🖤love

Taluula said...

Loving your wonderful fish, Gillena. Bravo.

Gillena Cox said...

Thank you for your appreciation Taluula

Much🖤love

carol l mckenna said...

Awesome ladybug and fish artwork ^_^

Live each moment with love,

A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)

Gillena Cox said...

Thank you for your appreciation Carol

Much🖤love

Mary M. said...

Fish in boots is awesome.

Gillena Cox said...

Thank you for your appreciation Mary

Much🖤love