There was no time
This is from The Quarry Wood by Nan Shepherd
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She understood
[the full context of this quote can be found in The Quarry Wood]
I like this place
The words are from The Quarry Wood by Nan Shepherd
annotation by Peter
This was how I annotated a page in my copy of The Quarry Wood by Nan Shepherd.
Arory-bory-Alice
In Chapter Three of The Quarry Wood by Nan Shepherd you will find a delightful family conversation about the northern lights, the aurora borealis: Footnote: The above painting is of … Continue reading Arory-bory-Alice
‘two small boys lay on their stomachs beside the puddle’
From boyhood I have loved gates. It is fair to say that they fascinate me. The humbler the gate – or gateway – the better!
‘a loving observer’
Aunt Josephine from The Quarry Wood.
Aunt Josephine Leggatt
The first chapter of The Quarry Wood is about Aunt Josephine Leggatt who had a “tender concern for her seedlings”. Martha could read her aunt’s eye.