I spied these two old botanical books among a line of ill ordered volumes at one of my local
op shops. I pulled them out of their rows with anticipation and I was not disappointed. Inside colourful illustrations fill the pages. I even identified a native plant that I have wondered about for a while now.
Karo.
It seems one of the books was once the property of Fresno County Free Library, which I googled to discover is far away in California. How did this little book make its way around the world to end up in my hands? There must be an interesting story there....
I spied these two old botanical books among a line of ill ordered volumes at one of my local op shops. I pulled them out of their rows with anticipation and I was not disappointed. Inside colourful illustrations fill the pages. I even identified a native plant that I have wondered about for a while now. Karo.
It seems one of the books was once the property of Fresno County Free Library, which I googled to discover is far away in California. How did this little book make its way around the world to end up in my hands? There must be an interesting story there....
your new finds are wonderful....definitely meant to be, i would say (especially the book from fresno!). i have no doubt that you'll do something fabulous with them.....:)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic find.....love it! x
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by my blog.It's still a work in progress. I am especially glad you stopped in because now I have found your blog and love it. I also enjoyed The Time Travelers Wife and Sophie's World...two of my favorites! I'm hoping to get to see the movie for Time Travelers Wife soon.
ReplyDeleteCheers!
I'm sure these books have a lovely story of their travels...wonderful find :)
ReplyDeleteI love poking through old books:) Looks like a picture of yarrow. I have some of that in my garden.
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