{"id":1066,"date":"2022-03-16T21:47:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T20:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidranne-painter.com\/?p=1066"},"modified":"2022-07-04T19:31:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T17:31:11","slug":"a-green-mill-in-a-field-of-tulips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidranne-painter.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/16\/a-green-mill-in-a-field-of-tulips\/","title":{"rendered":"A green mill in a field of tulips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Oil on canvas \u2013 20 x 24 inch \u2013 Unique work<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the story of a mill that was tired of working. He was tired of having his feet in the water. He longed for another life in a completely different landscape. So \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

On a moonless night,\nwhen all the cats are grey, the green mill decides to leave,\nincognito, what he considers to be his hell. He will miss his closest\nneighbours, mills just like him. Some have even become very close and\ntrue friends. He didn’t tell them, of course. He didn’t want to hurt\nthem and mostly how can he tell them. They wouldn’t understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The guilt of leaving\nthem is quickly replaced by the syrup of the street, this new taste\nof freedom. He crosses roads, towns. He misses being run over by\ntrucks in a hurry to deliver their goods. It’s not that easy but it’s\nso thrilling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before leaving, he\ndid not decide on the exact place where he was going to settle. He\ntold himself that he was going to go straight ahead and that fate\nwould put him on the right path. He is confident. The clouds that\nhave invaded the sky since the end of the afternoon are beginning to\ndissipate, revealing the North Star. He’ll be able to, more or less,\nfind his way around and avoid going around in circles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How long has he been\nwalking like this? The mill does not know. He feels fatigue gain his\nlower limbs. He finds increasingly difficult to support his blades.\nEverything seems so heavy to him. He begins to get discouraged but a\nsmall inner voice prompts him to insist, to tap into his deepest\nreserves. He will be rewarded, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city is far now.\nNo more light disturbs the twinkling of the stars. He can even make\nout the Milky Way. It’s exquisite. He doesn’t know why, he doesn’t\ncare, he makes the decision to leave the street, on\nthe spur of the moment. He turns right and climbs to the\nheights. Something soft, delicate, tickles his feet. He does not see\nclearly enough to figure out what it is. And then he collapses,\nexhausted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The green mill is\nawakened by the singing of birds, he takes a look around: a huge\nfield of tulips.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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