Journaling Through My Lens (February week 3)
These red Nootka rose hips can stay on the plant throughout the winter. They are a wonderful winter food sources for birds and insects.
Oak trees are popular in many parts of Texas. I didn’t know that the Shumard Oak could grow up to 60 feet high. It’s often used for flooring and furniture, it also produces multi-seeded acorns to feed birds, deer, and squirrels.
A sign of spring:
Water, soil, air, plants, animals, and ecosystems are all part of the balance of nature and deserve our carful stewardship.
Wood ducks are back, I was thrill to see four wood ducks there. When they heard the noise, they quickly swam away. Hope I can get a few better photos next time.
Amazon.com has made easy for readers to download and purchase books anytime, anywhere, but this small bookstore still attracts local book lovers. The setting is welcoming and cozy.
The World Is A Book... 
These are wonderful photos. Thank you for the plant education. We need more natural winter food for our animal friends here. I hope bookstores are never a thing of the past. They take up a lot of space and aren’t fun to to tote when moving, but much better than looking at a screen or having no material if the govn’t cuts the internet or we have a power outage. 😉
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Thank you for your visit, Dawn. Appreciate you taking time to comment. It’s good to have a local bookstore, hope they’ll do well. 😊
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The ducks look nice. Hope you get a photo from a different angle the next time.
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Thank you for visiting, IJ! I definitely will another angle. Unfortunately, I can’t get to the other side of the creek, birds know it. 🙂
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The tree is amazing and I love the signs of spring!!
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Thank you, Nora! The tree is majestic, indeed.
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How wonderful to see the sign of spring, Amy! The local bookstore looks very attractive.
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Thank you, Miriam! Glad you like the bookstore. It’s nice to have a cozy bookstore nearby.
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Although the other photos are better from a photography POV, I love seeing the shots of the local bookstore. Such a treasure! I saw trees the height of your in Illinois where they were especially amazing in winter with all the leaves gone and just their stunning “skeleton” looming above.
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I love the setting of the bookstore, it’s always nicely decorated and cozy. I agree, trees look amazing in winter. 🙂
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And you can see all the nests.
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Nice collection. Love the oak shot in particular.
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Thank you for visiting! The oak shot is also my favorite. 🙂
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Beautiful photos, Amy. I specially like the sign of spring. Great going with your journal.
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Thank you for your comment. I thought spring will arrive soon, but the cold front is coming…
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Nice pictures, and I like the look of your local indie bookshop. Gotta prefer that to a firm intent on world domination!
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Thank you, Margaret! I hope this family run bookstore will continue to do well.
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It’s lovely to watch the weeks go by through your eyes, Amy. I hope Amazon will never replace bookshops.
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Hi Jo, Thank you for your lovely comment! I feel the same about your Monday Walk. 🙂 I haven’t seen another bookstore nearby.
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Beautiful post Amy. I especially like your nod to the bookstores.
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I apologize for being late here. Thank you, Anne! This bookstore is popular here this week. 🙂
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Dear Amy,
what a beautiful bookshop. We would spend quite some time in there. And what a fascinating red of this Nootka Rose, we never saw before.
Thank you for sharing.
Wishing you a happy weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Thank you for your visit. I thought you might like this bookstore, they are doing well. 🙂 So glad you like the Nootka Rose. Enjoy your weekend, FFOC!
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I found the info on the tree very interesting and that book store looks SO cozy!
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Thank you for visiting, Dawn! This small bookstore is well maintained. 🙂
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Lovely photos
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Thankful for indie bookstores, love those rose hips
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Thanks Paul. Not many bookstores like this one…
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Never heard of the Red Nootka. Thank you for the introduction.
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Thank you for visiting, Cindy! It was new to me, too.
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Nice gallery. I especially liked the tree perspective.
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Thank you, Egidio! Glad you like this week’s “Journaling”. I was pleased with this tree image. 🙂
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