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
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‘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.
“Where Martha played”
At the foot of page two, leading on to page three of The Quarry Wood, we are taken to a great cairn of stones ‘where Martha played’: The above painting … Continue reading “Where Martha played”
“she kicked her grand-aunt Josephine”
The opening paragraph of The Quarry Wood:
The QUARRY WOOD
I recently read ‘The Quarry Wood’ by Nan Shepherd. What a lovely book it is. Nan Shepherd is a wonderful writer and pioneer: her ability to bring nature into the … Continue reading The QUARRY WOOD