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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 6 Jun 1994.
Re: REQUEST: Garden

Re: REQUEST: Garden

Bonni Hall (bha...@prairienet.org) wrote:


> I've been playing around with the idea of an ascii pic of a garden

    /-_-_,-\
 /``        '\
/`  ~     ~   '\
| ~          ~ |
 }   ~   ~     }
{             }  The ivy-covered walls enclose a lush, beautifully tended
 '\  ~ __  ~ /' garden. Rows of flowers brighten the environs with their
   ~\--v ~_-'  many colors, trees rich with foliage and ripening fruit
     \   /   provide shade. The air is heavy with the scent of flowers,
      |  |  of freshly mown grass, and of damp earth. You are intoxicated
      |  |  by the sensuality of this garden of earthly delights.
      |  |
   ,,/    \,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,


> So, any pics you have which might be useful, or (should you feel
> so inclined) any original art would be very, VERY appreciated



Here are a few things for your Garden:


--------------------------------------------------------------------
==========================
THE BIRDS & THE BEES etc.
==========================


 ,*'
              ,*'

   The bees were still buzzing
    as suspiciously as ever.

     ,*'
              ,*'



  >o)
  (_>   (a little rubber-ducky-looking one)

  <o)
  (_>   (keeping it's mouth shut)

    ___     ___
   (o o)   (o o)
  (  V  ) (  V  )
 /--m-m- /--m-m-
     Unknown

    ___
   (o,o)   Alejandro
  <  .  >  Vasquez
 ---"-"---


  |\_____/|
  |[o] [o]|   Jean
  |   V   |  Pajerek
  |       |
 -ooo---ooo-


  /\ /\
 ((ovo))
 ():::()
   VVV
  Unknown

    __
  >(. )
   |  (     /)         Marilyn Cox
   |   \___/ )
   (   ----- )  >@)_//   >@)_//  >@)_//  >@)_//
    \_______/    (__)     (__)    (__)    (__)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

       _
  ___-(o) ___
 ////\_|_/\\\\
       |
      '|`


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     <<

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  ^^\<   Savage


         V
       (o o)
      (  V  )
 .......m.m........
 Daniel Schoo


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  >/_/        \_\<
 .. \\ ...... // .....

____
From: bai...@ac.wfu.edu (bain laura beth)

        (o<                     <)
        /)                      (\         "Make a little birdhouse
        ~                        "             in your soul..."
                Laura
        ('>                     ("<                     TMBG
       < )                      / )
        4                        L
    ~~~~~~~~

--------------------------------------------------------------------

> You are intoxicated by the sensuality of this garden of earthly 
> delights.....  


From: (Jonas Ahrentorp)

                _           ___-^^-
               / \  (^^^^( )  _`v- )
              /   \/    / /_~~
             / /\  \__==\ \/^\_  r^- )
           _/ /_/\       \ \   ~~i-_-|
          --_/ __/(___----\\---~~

 \#/  \|/  \\||//  \#/   \\\||/   \||///    \\#|//

    Doing what comes naturally in the garden !

--------------------------------------------------------------------


=====
GRASS
=====


 \#/  \|/  \\||//  \#/   \\\||/   \||///    \\#|//   \\\\\|||/// \|/#\|


--------------------------------------------------------------------
=====
TREES
=====


         _-_
     /~~   ~~\
  /~~         ~~\
 {               }  This tree provided free
  \  _-     -_  /   of charge for your next
   ~~  \\ //  ~~    programming project
        | |
        | |
       // \\


                            (  (    )      ##o##o#
 _   _   _                ( (     )   )   #o###o###
(O) (O) (O)     _         ( (         )   ##o###o##
  \  |  /    __( )__     (           / )   ##o#o##
    \|/     (__>O<__)   ( ( \\       )        |
   /~~~\       (_)          ( |  // )         |
  |     |       |             |   |           |  /
  |     |       |             |   |           |/
  |     |       |             |   |           |
   \___/        |             |   |           |
              ///\_       ``'-------     __ //|///



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                         /( (  (  )   @    ))  )   )\
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     |
    \|/
   \\|//
  \\\|///
  \\\|///
   \\|// -Bruce Patterson-
    \|/
     |

           _  _             _  _
  ~       /%\/%\       ~   /%\/%\     ~
      __.<%%%#%%\,_       <%%#%%%\,__
~    <%#%%%%%%%#%%%\    /^%#%%%%%%%#%\
      ""/%/""\ \""\@|   |/""'/ /\\""""'~
 ~     L/ `   \ \  `    "   / /  ```
        `      \ \     ~   / /       ~
 ~       ~      \ \       / /  .
        .        \ \ ,,, / /          ~
   ~      .   \':;\ \iii/ /|k/    ~     .
________________\'@&\#$#/\;#/____________
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Meindert de Jong


--------------------------------------------------------------------
=======
FLOWERS
=======


@}-,-`--

   *
   |
  \|/

@}->--


      @ @ @
    @ @\@/@ @
    \@|@|@|@/
     \\\|///
      \\|//
       \|/
       =&=
       /|\


How about a bunch?
                  *
              *  *r*  *
           * *a* ^Y^ *i* *
          *m*^Y^*^\^*^Y^*s*
          ^Y^*\*e*/*l*/*^Y^
          *\*t*|Y^\^Y|*l*/*
         *s*|Y^\\^/^//^Y|*a*
         ^Y^\\_^\\\//^_//^Y^
         ^\_^\_\_\//_/_/^_/^
          ^^\_^\_\\/_/^_/^^
            ^^\_ \// _/^^
                \_\_/    -R L Samuell-
                 /|\
                /\\/\


Three Longan flowers in a basket.

       ^     \ /     ^
       \ \    V    / /
       \   \(o o)/   /
       \   (  v  )   /
        \====m=m====/
        | ` /   \ ' |
        |   ^^V^^   |
        |           |
        |     ,^.   |
        |  VV< o ,^.|
        | VV,^.v< o >
        VVV< o >V`v' V
       V#=V=`v'=V===# V
       V|\V\/\/\V\/\| V
       V|/\/\/\/V/\/| V
        |\/\/\/\V\/\|
        `-------V---'


--------------------------------------------------------------------


   _               The Piglet was sitting on the ground at
 _<_\_             at the door of his house blowing happily
<_    \__          at a dandelion and wondering whether it
  |   ' /'   """.  would be this year, next year, sometime
   \___/     *  "  or never.  He had just discovered it would
   /===\   /  ""   be never, and was trying to remember what
  |=||==|==D       "_it_" was and hoping it wasn't anything
  |= \D=|  |       nice....
   \===/   |  "
"    \\O\\O "  "   ascii'd by kurt scaletta (ksc...@maine.edu)
 "  "         "    words by A.A. milne, picture is based on one
  "    "           by Ernest H. Shepard.


--------------------------------------------------------------------
===========
BUTTERFLIES
===========

    O\   /O
     O)!(O    -Paul Foerster-
     o   O


  //\         /\\
 || * \ . . / * ||
  \\____\X/____//
   / *  /O\  * \
   \__/  "  \__/


  .  .
 /\\//\
 > () <
 \/()\/
Dave Day


------------------------------------------------------------------
============
CATERPILLARS
============


             `Oqqqqqqqqqqqqqqo-


ooooooooO^
`'`'`'`'


What's the matter with all the people who post caterpillars ?
They never put any legs on.


     __________________________________
    /                                 /
   /                                 /
  /        +***************0'       /
 /          ```````````````        /
/_________________________________/

  specimen caterpillar with legs




And, whilst we're at it - here's a nice fat juicy Hou-hou Grub
-  they are so delicious when cooked tenderly.

                            _     _
    ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,  \   /
  / (  (  (  (  (  (  (  (  \( = =)
 <  (  (  (  (  (  (  (  (  / ( ^ )
  \ (__(__(__(__(__(__(__(__)   ~      -cfbd-
    ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^

        Hou-hou Grub (NZ)


--------------------------------------------------------------------
====
MICE
====

  ( )_( )
 / \. ./ \
/ __=.=__ \
\_ m " m _/


   ()()         ____
   (..)        /|o  |
   /\/\       /o|  o|
  c\db/o...  /o_|_o_|   -Row

    ->Mouse&Cheese<-



   ()  () . -- .
    o o '       `
    | / ./ -- . /`.   `.
    '  ='     </   `--'   (FL)


()  () . -- .           ()  () . -- .          ()  () . -- .
 - - '       `           - - '       `          - - '       `
 | / ./ -- . /`.   `.    | / ./ -- . /`.   `.   | / ./ -- . /`.   `.
 '  ='     </   `--'     '  ='     </   `--'    '  ='     </   `--'
                       "Three Blind Mice"


   ()()_____
   /**      )   _
  O_\\-m--m-/____)



   ()() ______
   /oo        )    _
  O_\\-mm--mm-/_____)



   ( )( )________
   /00           \      _
  O_\\--mm---mm  /_______)



/   \|/   \\||//  \#/   \\\||/   \||///    \\#|//   \\\\\|||/// \|/
--------------------------------------------------------------------.
        .   .      .    .     .     .    .      . .  ()()_____  .  .
          .           .           .           .      /**      )   _ .
    . .        .  .       .   .      .    .     .   O_\\-m--m-/____).
          .           .           .           .           .           .
 __ __-- __ _-- _-- _-- _-- _-- __ _-- _ __-- _-- _-- _-- _-- _-- _-- --


--------------------------------------------------------------------
=======
RABBITS
=======



   \
    \ /\
    ( )
  .( o ).

                  /\ /|
                 |||| |
        ________ |||| |
       /        \ \ | \
      /  _       \/  @ @
     /    \          =>X<=
   /|      |         /
   \|     /________| |_
     \________\    \___\


  ))
  (.)___
    (...)*
     * *


 (\
  \\_ _/(\
    0 0 _\)___
  =(_T_)=     )*
    /"/   (  /
   <_<_/-<__|



 ^     ^
  ^   ^
  (o o)
 {  |  }  -Wong-
    "



 /V\
('|`) __
(o o)'  `\
 \a/2__/__)*   -Felix Lee-




   /\ /|
   \ V/
   | "")
   /  |
  /  \\    -Felix Lee-
*(__\_\


--------------------------------------------------------------------
======
SNAILS
======


     ___
   // __`\  o o ~
  ll ( .) l_) ) `
 __\\ \__/   /
/_/________/^^



@             _________
 \____       /         \
 /    \     /   ____    \
 \_    \   /   /    \    \
   \    \ (    \__/  )    )
    \    \_\ \______/    /
     \      \           /___
      \______\_________/____"-_



   o       o
    \_____/
    /=O=O=\     _______
   /   ^   \   /\\\\\\\\
   \ \___/ /  /\   ___  \
    \_ V _/  /\   /\\\\  \
      \  \__/\   /\ @_/  /
       \____\____\______/


--------------------------------------------------------------------
=========
MUSHROOMS
=========

    ____          ____           ____           ____           ____
   (_  _)        (_oo_)         (_  _)         (_oo_)         (_  _)
  ___||___      ___||___       ___||___       ___||___       ___||___
 \#/  \|/  \\||//  \#/   \\\||/   \||///    \\#|//   \\\\\|||/// \|/#\|


     .-'~~~-.           .---.
   .'o  oOOOo`.       ,' .-. `.
  :~~~-.oOo   o`.    {  '.  `._}
   `. \ ~-.  oOOo.    `.  `-.      .---.   .-----. .----.  .-.       .-.
     `.; / ~.  OO:      `-.  `.  ,' ...-' :  .-..'{  .--.`.:  :     :  :
     .'  ;-- `.o.' .-.    '   :.'  ;     :  :.     `. `. `': :       : :
    ,'  ; ~~--'~  .'  `..'    ':  :    .. : ..`      `-.`. `.`. ..  ; .'
    ;  ;         :          .'  `. `..' .'`. `..-..'`..'  : : :'  `: :
_\\;_\\//_________`-..__..-'______`.__.'____`....'`..____.'_`._.'`._.'______
==------===========--------========----======-------------===--------=======



--------------------------------------------------------------------
==================================================
TREES & GRASS & FENCES & SOIL & MOUSES & KANGAROOS
==================================================

--------------------------------------------------------------------

             Nobody seemed to know where they came from,
                 but there they were in the Forest:

                         Kanga and Baby Roo.

                                                - Winnie-the-Pooh

--------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                   _-_
                                                /~~   ~~\
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               ()__()                       _-_             }
               \o o /                   /~~   ~~\      -_  /    _-_
               ()  /                 /~~         ~~\ //  ~~  /~~   ~
               (^) \                {               }|    /~~
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                   \ \                ~~  \\ //  ~~  \\   \  _-
                _ _ |  \                   | |             ~~  \\ //
               ' _ _/  ) ~- _              | |                  | |
              '/,_ _ _/      ~ ,          // \\                 | |
                    /   /)/)     ',                            // \\
                   (   (�.�)    _ _',
                    \ __) (__ /    } '- - - - - - - - - - -,
                     \       {     ,- - - - - - - - ' ' ' '
                       \      >   /
#----x---x--x----#  .--- \    ' /   --x---x---#---x---x--x--x---x---#--
#                #  "----~ ~ / /              #                     #
#---x---x--x--x--#---x-     (_/  x---x---x----#---x---x--x--x---x---#---
#                #           "                #       -cfbd-        #
#----x--x--x--x--#--x---x---x----x----x---x---#---x---x--x--x---x---#---
#/   \|/   \\||//  \#/   \\\||/   \||///    \\#|//   \\\\\|||/// \|/#\|/

--------------------------------------------------------------------

    Baby Roo was practising very small jumps in the sand and
      falling down mouse-holes and climbing out of them...
                                                           _-_
            " Look at me jumping," squeaked Roo,        /~~   ~~\
               and fell into another mouse-hole.     /~~         ~~\
       _-_                                         _-_              }
    /~~   ~~\         - Winnie-the-Pooh         /~~   ~~\      -_  /
 /~~         ~~\                             /~~         ~~\ //  ~~
{                                           {               }|
 \  _-     -_  /                             \  _-     -_  / |
  ~~  \\ //  ~~                               ~~  \\ //  ~~  \\
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                        (�.�)
/   \|/   \\||//  \#/    \ (    />    \\#|//   \\\\\|||/// \|/   \||
---------------------  __/ _\  //  _--------------------------------
.  .    .   .  .   :  '~( '~ )//  -    .      . .  ()()_____  .  .
  .    .  .        :    _\  '}/  -          .      /**      )   _ .
    .          .   :   "--~(/   :  .    .     .   O_\\-m--m-/____)
 -cfbd-   .         : .....".. :              .           .       .
 __ __-- __ _-- _-- _-- _-- _-- __ _-- _ __-- _-- _-- _-- _-- _-- _--



--------------------------------------------------------------------
======
SCENES
======

           **                      +
          ****           .&______~*@*~______&.            m
         **|*/*        "w/%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%\w"         mmm***
         *\***           `Y""Y""Y"""""Y""Y""Y'           mm*****
          *Y*         p-p_|__|__|_____|__|__|_q-q        mm**Y**
...........|......._-[MMMM Y HHHHHHHHHHHHH Y MMMM]-_.......|..|.............
:;':,"::,;":\|/.'::;;~:,:':::,::':,:,;',::.\|/."::::.~.:'::,"::;::',;:.\|/,:
   ^ ~    ^~^~~   ~^^  ""~~~""  \   ~^~~   ~^^~     ~^~ ~"""  """"   """""""
   """  ~~        "~"             \   O,  "   """"   ^~ ~^        """"
 ~    ~^     ~          \___________\/ )_________/   ^ ~    ^~^~~       """
   "~            ~   "~~~~~~~"""~~~~~ \~~~~~""~~~~""  ~ ~~       "   """"
            ~~~              ""~~""     \    ^~ ~^        ~~^^       ~^~
    ~^^                ~~~                ^~~^      ^""     ~^^^
               ~ ~         ~^~        ~^ ~          ~^^^^        ^^^^^^^^
        """            """                 ~^~~         ~~~        ^^~
                                            -Bob Allison-

                                   /\
                              /\  //\\
                       /\    //\\///\\\        /\
                      //\\  ///\////\\\\  /\  //\\
         /\          /  ^ \/^ ^/^  ^  ^ \/^ \/  ^ \
        / ^\    /\  / ^   /  ^/ ^ ^ ^   ^\ ^/  ^^  \
       /^   \  / ^\/ ^ ^   ^ / ^  ^    ^  \/ ^   ^  \       *
      /  ^ ^ \/^  ^\ ^ ^ ^   ^  ^   ^   ____  ^   ^  \     /|\
     / ^ ^  ^ \ ^  _\___________________|  |_____^ ^  \   /||o\
    / ^^  ^ ^ ^\  /______________________________\ ^ ^ \ /|o|||\
   /  ^  ^^ ^ ^  /________________________________\  ^  /|||||o|\
  /^ ^  ^ ^^  ^    ||___|___||||||||||||___|__|||      /||o||||||\
 / ^   ^   ^    ^  ||___|___||||||||||||___|__|||          | |
/ ^ ^ ^  ^  ^  ^   ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||oooooooooo| |ooooooo
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo



       /\      /\
      /\/\  /\/\/\
  /\ /    \/  \   \
 /  \     /    \   \



                *
              /***
             /  ***\
           /        \      /*
    /*    /           \   /**\
   /***\ /              \/    \
  /                      \      \
 /                                \
/




                    \|/
          /\        -O-
         /**\       /|\
        /****\   /\
       /      \ /**\
      /  /\    /    \        /\    /\  /\      /\            /\/\/\  /\
     /  /  \  /      \      /  \/\/  \/  \  /\/  \/\  /\  /\/ / /  \/  \
    /  /    \/ /\     \    /    \ \  /    \/ /   /  \/  \/  \  /    \   \
   /  /      \/  \/\   \  /      \    /   /    \
__/__/_______/___/__\___\__________________________________________________



 *      .  /\
    /\_   /~~\       *
  /    \/     \_  .         Meindert de Jong
/               \  __/                      _
    ^     /\     \/
 /\      /  \     /\
/  \  ^ /    \   /__\
____\  /      \   ||
 !!   /        \     ^
     /__________\
^         ll      ^
    ^            ___/~~~~~~~\|/____\|/____\|/____\|/____
~~\    /~~\  ^  /
   `~~~    `~~~~
=========================================================


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              /___________*****          *             XXXXX
               |            ***               *       XXXXXXX   X
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               | |_|   | |  ****             *           X   XXXXXXX
           *********** | | *******      *                X      X
        ************************************************************
From: "Bee Doc Z.Huang" <ZHI...@UIUCVMD.BITNET>




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