Black and grey traditional style tattoo of two roses with leaves on the outer thigh.

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Two roses on a thigh

Traditional · Thigh · Black and grey · Photo

Two large roses sit one above the other on the outer thigh, with leaves spreading on either side. The petals are outlined in bold black lines and shaded in grey, with darker tones tucked into the centres and folds. The skin tone and soft lighting make the grey shading stand out against a black garment at the top of the frame.

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Dear Nell,

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The lock keeper at Hatton has finally stopped asking after you, so I suppose the whole county knows you've gone for good. Dad's roses are still climbing the cabin side of the Marigold, the two big ones he painted before his eyes went, and I've spent three evenings with a tin of black and a bit of grey trying to fill in the shadows he always did best. The outlines hold. The petals don't. I keep reaching for the brush the way he did, wrist loose, and the grey slides off where he'd have left it dry.

You asked me to sell her in the spring. I didn't, and I won't now. Mr Okafor from the marina offered four hundred pounds for her on Tuesday, and when I told him she isn't a boat but a sum of hours, he laughed as though I'd made a joke.

Bring the good ink up if you come before the frost. The leaves on the lower rose want darkening where the damp gets under the cabin roof, and you always had steadier hands than me for the fine lines. Don't fuss about the rent. I've still got the gate key.

Your sister, Bridie

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