See part one for the intro.
The rules are:
“Seven days. Seven black and white photos of your life. No people. No explanation. Challenge someone new each day”.
I want to point out that if I challenge you there is absolutely no obligation to take part. Also – if I don’t directly challenge you but you want to have a go at this then please do!
Today’s nominee is: https://throughrosetintedglasses2017.wordpress.com/2017/11/04/la-vie-en-rose/
The Arty Plantsman 
Looks like a comfy chair!
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It is. It is a Stressless reclining chair (and has a matching footstool). You would not believe the agonising about buying them (one for each of us) as it was very expensive. In the end I took a book to the showroom and sat in the chair reading for a couple of hours to convince myself it was worth it. It is!
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I’m just like you, there are never enough books. You do need a few more shelves though my friend. And what is this book i see on the table… The Bible of a coloured pencil botanical artist?
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This is one of about seven bookcases…. I have a serious book addiction. In fact this one is double-stacked, with another layer behind…
The book on the table is the Amaryllidaceae of Southern Africa (http://umdaus.com/Pages/Our-Books.asp?N=The%20Amaryllidaceae%20of%20Southern%20Africa&PID=18124)
It is an amazing book, full of beautiful paintings. The story of how it was created even merited a separate book of its own. The botanical artist Barbara Jeppe started an ambitious project in 1971 to paint every South African member of the Amaryllid family (which includes many garden plants such as Nerine and Crinum). Sadly she passed away before completing it so her daughter Leigh Voigt took over and did the rest of the paintings. They got Graham Duncan from the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens to write text and it was finally published in 2016 – 45 years after the project started.
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Seems like an amazing book. Thanks for the link. I will check it out.
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Even if the text is a bit technical (though Graham Duncan is a great writer) the paintings are gorgeous and there are several hundred in the book which makes it worth the purchase price for me. Though as I grow many of the plants illustrated the text is useful too. It weighs a ton though!
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I can imagine the weighs. It is a lifetime accomplishment after all!
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I know I’m late to the party on this, but what an amazing book! The story behind it is equally incredible.
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It is isn’t it?
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His lair and his flower books! Now we see the real Darren!
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You folks already see the real Darren. Possibly more so than anyone else ever has! Can’t tell you how free that makes me feel.
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That’s great! Here you are among friends, and we think the world of you! 🤗 ❤️ 🤗
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Thank you so much Linda.
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Looks comfy and cosy. How do you curl up without a blanket though?
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The blanket has now appeared as winter approaches – don’t worry! I hate being cold!
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I’ve seen some of my friends doing this challenge! It sounds fun and a great way to be creative =o)
https://dreamofadventures.com/
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My kind of reading corner!
Good for you Darren…valuing yourself enough, knowing you are worth every penny of it! So many others would deny themselves the pleasure!
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Thank you! We believe in buying good quality and only doing so once. We mostly still have the furniture we bought in 1987, so these new chairs were a rarity!
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Your walls are cool! I at first thought it was Tetris.
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Nope 🙂 It’s a Charles Rennie Mackintosh motif. I have always loved his designs and was gutted when the library at the Glasgow School of Art was destroyed. A magical room and I have poster of it on my office wall.
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That looks really comfy! Looks like the perfect place to chill on a lazy afternoon with a book and a cup of tea. 🍵📚
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It is too! Even better with the stove lit on a winter evening!
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Sounds nice! I can’t stand the cold so it sounds heavenly to me. 😀
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I’m the same!
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😀🔥❄️
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The chair is empty missing his silhouette
From here he reads to escape the pain he’s kept
Darren don’t be sad don’t you see the rarity you are?
Where others see plants you see their beauty from afar
Perhaps it’s because you like to see things glow
To reap the rewards of patience little seedling blossom, grow! It’s good to be outside, the air is fresh and clean
It’s so easy to shut yourself away when life is cruel and mean
You left me messages of WordPress friendship, to never give up
I know when you’re depressed it’s easy to feel stuck
But I send you a poem to remind you of the good in you
To remind you of the garden, it shines green not blue.
Little flower, my friend do not weep so,
The sunshine will come soon and you will continue to grow. Amy Belle
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This is beautiful Amy – I am so touched. Thank you my friend 🙂
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😁😁
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Very cool and I could probably sit for hours in that chair.
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I would if I ever had time! 🙂
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I know what you mean and time is scarce on my end as well working in retail this time of year. In the end I try to make it a priority as often as possible and it’s essential for me to keep the balance. A little crazy is ok 🙂 but I can’t go completely nuts just yet and so I need moments like these.
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We all do😀. I have a management consultant I work with but I can never get him at this time of year because he is a big guy with a huge white beard and is fully booked playing santa for every store and charity for miles around – for free.
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That’s pretty cool though 😉
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Oh wow I d love to sit there with some tea and enjoy a rainy sunday😍
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With the stove lit and Molly at your feet? You would be welcome.
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Sounds amazing thank you!☺️
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