Atgofion has nominated me to do this again so I am adding another 7 to the original 14!
Some of my pics are new, some are old, some have appeared on Instagram already (in colour). Some of the subjects have special significance for me, some have special significance for friends, some are just pretty pictures.
With regards choosing nominees. I really don’t enjoy doing that. So I am going to use this opportunity to nominate new bloggers and new followers to help them enter the fold of this lovely community. There is no obligation, and anyone else who wants to take part is very welcome to do so!
This is a wonderful photo!
His life’s work told in unopened documentaries in parchment. Each title stacked layers of experience and only the garden knew his secrets.
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Thank you and very poetic!
I like looking at peoples book shelves so thought I would give you folks a chance to look at part of one of ours. 😊
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Love it! I also like the smell of books. The history behind a person… with great personality. 😉
Great share!
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I love the smell of books too. Books have always been my place to escape to when things have been bad. Especially when I was a teenager. They are really important to me still.
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Yes!!! That nostalgia scent! Books are a safe haven indeed. There is a peace in reading, escaping.
Hugs!
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Absolutely. Hugs back at you!
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Poppies!!! I see that gem!
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You do indeed. A recent purchase for one pound in a library-surplus sale.😊
I have a story about the author of that book, Chris Grey-Wilson. Back when I organised lectures for our alpine gardening group I got a call on my mobile at work one day. Much to my shock it was Chris Grey-Wilson. He had written in his diary that he was lecturing at an alpine gardening group but had neglected to note which one. Therefore he was ringing every such group in the country to try and work out where he was supposed to be. I never did find out if he found the answer.
By the way. Tonight I took a photo of a gorgeous tiny white alpine poppy on the rock garden!
The book beneath it, Alliums, was written by an acquaintance of ours too.
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Such a great story!! You should’ve just told him he was lecturing at your group!
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Except then we would have to pay him and he was well beyond our budget. The group treasurer would have strung me up!
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It is so wonderful you shared a photo of your book shelf. Poppies, Alliums, and Cacti 😊 All of those botanical books 💗😊😘 Such bliss!
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Thank you Lisa. You and our friends seem to be enjoying this photo😍
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We can learn so much by looking at someone’s book shelves. I see the Pixies, the Beatles, Leonard Cohen… Great taste in music. I also see Making Silent Stone Speak, Old Wives Tales, some books about drawings, many about plants and one of your bible, The Amaryllidaceae of Southern Africa… Yep, this is definitely you. 😍
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I thought you would enjoy indulging your curiosity on this one Dominique😍. Thank you. The movies are represented too by Christopher Lee’s autobiography.
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I saw that as well… among the biography of a war hero and your interest for Jeff Tamarkin and Whisky. 😄
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Observant. I clearly need to be careful 😉
Yes, the Tamarkin book is his biography of Jefferson Airplane – another favourite band.
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Thanks. Now I got the Somebody to love song stuck in my head. Oh well, it could be worst. 😉
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And now I’ve got White Rabbit stuck in mine! 😉😄
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I like that one too. Never could remember the lyrics of that song though…
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Grace Slick wrote it after listening to Miles Davis’s Sketches of Spain for hours on repeat and the bolero rhythm got under her skin. I have tried this by the way and it did nothing for me. Oh well.
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You don’t need to do that. You have your garden to inspire you! 💟🌼
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True but I will try anything!😄
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It’s always good to try new things… You know, to get our neck out once in a while. 😄
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Agreed 😍
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You know I’m a sucker for books! I’m a real sucker for plant books. Bibliohugs!
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See. I knew you folks would love this photo. And great big bibliohugs to you too Linda😄
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Great photo Darren – You can tell so much about a man by the size of his bookshelves ;O) x
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Is this where I defensively point out that size doesn’t matter?..
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:O) Nope it’s where you point out that it’s not how big they are but what you’ve got on them that’s important ;O) x
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🙂
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Love discovering other people’s book shelves!! And yay! to Bill Bryson! 😄😉
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I like his writing too Sarah😉😀
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Your book shelf is far more organized than mine!!📚
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The book shelves are the only bit of our house that stay tidy!
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