Books, they open unexpected doors…

The theme of the month for July over on John Howe’s website is ‘Books‘, which started me thinking about books and what they mean to different people. To me they often open doors to unexpected places, or sometimes to expected places but where you often discover something new πŸ˜‰ So this is a composite in photoshop of a book opening a doorway into the Shire, with a willing Hobbit ready for a wander πŸ™‚

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That brief stop

Driving home from work the other morning the valley below was starting to fill with mist. Bleary eyed from work and in need of a sleep I couldn’t resist the temptation to stop and watch the mist build up around the trees, filling small gullies before flowing out over the fields. Thankfully I had a camera with me, so managed a few images before deciding I really should get home and sleep. I’ll only post one image here, the rest I’m using for ‘Shire’ reference pieces πŸ™‚

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