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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 03/10/2026

'...she made her nest of rags and jewels, was happy in the sunlight, squawked loudly at danger, pried and was insatiably curious, forgot when to eat or ate all day, and sang when sunsets were red.' -Laurie Lee. 🎨Julien Dupré #BookWormSat

Painting title: The Shepherdess. Painting of a woman on the road with sheep.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 27/09/2026

Luckily, Lohengrin was nowhere to be seen!

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 22/09/2026

According to magpies, the best place to have an argument is on a sheep's back.

Picture taken on the island of Texel, the Netherlands, some two weeks ago. Two magpies bickering on the back of a sheep. It went on for quite some time. The sheep tried to get rid of them once, but it seemed to be only a minor annoyance, and the magpies quickly returned.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 13/07/2026

Very superstitious by @willowwinsham.bsky.social has been on my reading list for quite some time, so I was very happy to find this beautiful book in the wild! 🐈‍⬛🐾 The lovely illustrations and mini-chapters make it the perfect companion to pick up during breaks!

Picture of books displayed on a white store shelf with Very Superstitious by Willow Winsham. In Stonemanor, Everberg.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 13/06/2026

Our garden resident practising high beam walking. 🦔🖤

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 02/05/2026

Hi everyone, except for hosting #BookWormSat, I'm not that much online here because I live in the world of Flanders’ folklore witches atm. ✍️ I'm also still trying to cope with the loss of my beloved cat and spending a lot of time in nature, which helps with grieving and writing. 🌳🌸

Picture of a tree surrounded by little white flowers

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 11/04/2026

'A darling Mouse it is:— Part hope not likely to take wing, Part memory, part anything You please. Venus-cum-Iris Mouse From shifting tides set safe apart, In no mere bottle, in my heart …' -Christina Rossetti 🎨Dick Twinney #BookWormSat

Artwork of a mouse in nature nibbling on something. Purple flowers and greenery.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 11/04/2026

'You are lord of a place bounded like a dream.' -To a Cat, Jorge Luis Borges. 🎨Bruno Liljefors #BookWormSat

Painting title: Sleeping Jeppe. Artwork of a tabby cat sleeping outside in the spring sun.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 10/04/2026

Kitten in the Sun, Thure Wallner (1888-1965).

Painting of a tabby kitten washing itself amongst blue and white flowers.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 10/04/2026

The bloedkoets (blood carriage) was said to be a ghostly carriage from Flemish folklore that was often seen in the streets of Aalst. According to the tales, masked men walked beside it and abducted children. The blood that the carriage collected was sent to Paris. #PhantomsFriday

Art by Francis Mosley to accompany a tale by M. R. James. Two figures watch a carriage ride by. Leafless trees, dark, and full moon.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 10/04/2026

Just a reminder that this exists. :-)

Book cover depicting folkloric creatures from Flemish folklore. Book title: Flemish Folktales Retold.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 09/04/2026

Cat in the Summer Meadow, Bruno Liljefors (1860-1939).

Painting of a tabby cat in a summer meadow. Surrounded by dandelions and other flowers.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 08/04/2026

More enchantment from Belgium's Blue Forest.

Photograph of bluebells in the forest. Hallerbos, near Brussels.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 08/04/2026

1/2 Hope and fear sat on the wagon, He saw two legs carrying four legs, The four-legged one was in distress, If you can guess it, I must die. In a Dutch fairytale, a man sentenced to death poses this riddle to the judges. If they cannot guess it, he will be pardoned for his crimes. #WyrdWednesday

A tile design of a frog and stork by William de Morgan dating from about 1872, Victoria & Albert Museum

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 06/04/2026

I'm quite convinced that this snail is part of the fae world.

A Picture of probably a brown-lipped snail in a Blackthorn hedge.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 06/04/2026

Near an wonderful little chapel. 💙

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 04/04/2026

Glad to know there are still witches dwelling in these woods

Picture of a makeshift hut of branches in the forest.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 04/04/2026

'The waves have now a redder glow— The hours are breathing faint and low— And when, amid no earthly moans, Down, down that town shall settle hence, Hell, rising from a thousand thrones, Shall do it reverence.' -Edgar Allan Poe 🎨Edmund Dulac #BookWormSat

Artwork of a doomed city surrounded by waves.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 04/04/2026

Another flower to fall in love with.

Picture of a flower, presumably Greater Stitchworth.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 04/04/2026

'She could plunder in front of hell and return unscathed.' -Flemish proverb 🎨Pieter Bruegel the Elder #BookWormSat

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 03/04/2026

Just some pretty flowers.

Picture of pink flowers, presumably Common stork's-bill.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 02/04/2026

According to a Flemish folktale, the murderer of a woman was doomed to appear as a ghost dog after he died. It's said his eyes looked like lanterns. The dog jumped on people and forced them to carry him to the place where he had committed the crime. 🎨Dillon Samuelson #PhantomsFriday

Artwork of a dog (probably Black Shuck) haunting a snowy landscape near a church. A man is hiding his face.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 01/04/2026

Nature, Rien Poortvliet (1932-1995).

Painting of a path with several puddles. Trees on the sides of the path. Hares or rabbits crossing the path.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 01/04/2026

According to a Flemish folktale, a woman went to the market with a basket full of eggs. Along the way, she spoke ill of another woman who was known to be a witch. The eggs in her basket changed into toads. 🎨Teagan White #WyrdWednesday

Artwork of frogs or toads dancing. Moon. Flower.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 01/04/2026

In a Flemish folktale, a woman's chicken refuses to lay eggs at her home. Instead, the chicken goes to her neighbour's attic, a witch. When the witch isn't home, the woman's son goes to the attic to take the eggs. But the spirit of the witch appears and gives him a stern talking-to. #WyrdWednesday

Painting by Jean Lulves. Title: A Hen. A speckled white hen.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 31/03/2026

The Palace of the Spirits, Romolo Tessari (1868-1925).

Painting of a ghostly figure in a white dress in an old palace, accompanied by a black cat. There's another similar figure in the far background.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 31/03/2026

Young Foxes in a Hollow Tree, Samuel John Carter (1835-1892).

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 31/03/2026

Rabbit Among the Fairies, John Anster Fitzgerald (1819-1906).

Painting of numerous fairies with a rabbit. Brown, green, white, and blue colours.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 30/03/2026

I think I have been staring at common dogwood, but I'm not sure. I do know that cats around the world like that it's also known as bloody dogwood.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 30/03/2026

First Rendez-vous, Lucien Joulin (1842- around 1900).

Painting of two rabbits standing on their hind legs. One is holding carrots and the other is holding cabbage.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 30/03/2026

Spring, Jean-François Portaels (1818–1895).

Painting. A woman in a white dress smelling blue flowers. A basket with more blue flowers in her lap and other kinds of flowers in the background.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 30/03/2026

We were unfortunately a bit late to get a good picture, but there were two mad March hares frolicking in the garden! 🐰

Picture of the garden with two hares in the distance running into the orchard.

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Signe Maene @signemaene.com · 28/03/2026

'This is the fairy land;--O spite of spites! We talk with goblins, owls, and sprites; If we obey them not, this will ensue, They'll suck our breath, or pinch us black and blue.' -Shakespeare 🎨John Anster Fitzgerald #BookWormSat