Two Peacocks in Tree Finish:Float frame With another basket and spade

With another basket and spade in front of him and a bell on the floor behind him

View of Billingsgate dock showing fishermen on boats and figures on quayside

View of the Church of Our Blessed Lady and St Joseph

On our left an apple woman looks on

Two Peacocks in Tree Finish:Float frame With another basket and spadeMirrored or opposing animals are a frequent theme in this tradition, and the peacock can be a symbol of eternity. These paired birds may recall to mind a passage from the Upanishads that refers to two birds, sitting on a single branch. One of them eats a delicious fig; the other simply watches. That passage is taken to be an affirmation of the complementary nature of action and consciousness (or contemplation) "He whose own heart is pure makes no