probably drinking tea somewhere ☕

Hays, she/her, 26, illustrator, plant eater, frog lover, INFP/ natural history and botany / replies will come from personal blog: @mockinghays

[fairydrowning]

"The day was beautiful, warm and clear. It was the end of August."

– Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

[coffeeacademia]

The day is gloomy, rainy and cold. It is the end of August.

—me, stuck in traffic

[thatpinkkwitch]

i just heard the phrase “if you wouldn’t trust their advice, don’t trust their criticism” for the first time and i don’t think i’ve ever needed to hear anything more

[coffeeacademia]

i can’t remember what six year old me was wishing for throwing coins in the fountain and blowing on dandelions but i hope the person i am today was at least one of them

[haysillustrations]

it's almost time 🍂☕🍁

[haysillustrations]

"...and it is summer again"

Inspired by lazy summer mornings drinking iced tea in the garden, sunny afternoons working in the allotment, and spotting creepy crawlies on evening walks as the sun goes down 🌞 Title taken from the poem "Paths" by John Montague 🌿

[haysillustrations]

Happy Summer Solstice/ Midsummer/ Litha! ☀️🍓🌿🌼🐸

[haysillustrations]

The Spring Collector

[haysillustrations]

Happy Spring Equinox/Ostara! 🌱🐛🐣🌸🌿🌷

[haysillustrations]

The 4th prompt from my 100 drawings challenge was "Rainbow trout" 🐟🌈 I also included some spring florals inspired by walks down my local canal 🌸🪻🌿

[haysillustrations]

New illustration! Titled 'Let It Be Spring' from the poem 'Craving for Spring' by D.H.Lawrence. Inspired by all the things that remind me of early spring! I hope you like it 🌸🌱🐸🍵🌼

[haysillustrations]

Bagged this on Vinted, so happy 🥺 Now I just need IOADK to add to my record collection! 🥰

[musikbb-blog]

[haysillustrations]

The second prompt for my Spring Has Sprung art challenge was "Crocus"! 💜💛💚

[haysillustrations]

The first prompt of my Spring Has Sprung art challenge was "Snowdrop"! ❄️

[rt0no]

[haysillustrations]

I completely forgot to post this here 🐸 I'm running an art challenge on Instagram through the month of March called Spring Has Spring Art Challenge so I thought I would post it here as well in case anyone else was interested in joining in 🌷🌸❄️🌿🌼

[blue-july]

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✨ PIEROGI ✨

These are accidentally vegan mushroom and sauerkraut pierogi that I found in a local supermarket! I had them with oat-based crème fraîche and chives 🌿