A bit of a teaser, as I am going to post the officer figures before their respective units for a change!
To the left of the picture is an officer of the Cazadores a Caballo. and top the Right belonging to the Brabaderos a Caballo de Fernando VII.
There uniforms are similar to that of their men aside from the substitution of silver for white in the braiding, piping, and horse furniture.
These are Perry figures. Their parent units will be coming soon!
Growing up, my mother always had Morning Glories planted in the flowerboxes on our porch.
She passed on last November, a few months short of age 98. This year, I started a bunch from seed, and then planted them outside in various locations around the fencing that surrounds our pool.
Their heart shaped leaves and the simple but evanescent beauty of their blooms reminds us that life can be sweet and beautiful, but even with a span of almost 98 years, yet still short in the scheme of things.
Nice looking figures. It looks like they are issuing orders even before their unit is finished!
ReplyDeleteRecruiting no doubt! :-)
DeleteSuperb green shades, figures and vegetation!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Phil!
ReplyDeleteNice tribute to your mother. The calvary officers look dashing, watching for the units now!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joe. The officers each have a different shade of green for their uniforms, although it isn't all that readily apparent from the pictures!
DeleteA wonderful post Peter. The figures are quite dashing, as most Spanish uniforms generally are. However the “Morning Glory” vegetation steals the entry. A lovely and thoughtful living tribute to a life well spent of your Mothers.
ReplyDeleteThanks Carlo! It took quite a while for them to really take off, but now every morning there is a profusion of blooms in shades of blue, pink, and purple!
DeleteNice work on the officers Peter. Let's hope they can convince their men to stay the course.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a question with the Spanish cavalry of this era!
DeleteGreat looking figures and a poignant living memory to your mother.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gary!
DeleteNice work on the officers, Peter and I actually recognise those flowers from bush walks here, where I have seen them growing wild!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Keith. New Zealand is a long, long way from North America, but there are wild plants here that look somewhat similar in leaves (heart shaped but narrower and more angular,) with trumpet shaped pink flowers that don't wilt by mid day. I was thinking they were American Groundnut, but they aren't.
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