in the apple tree
How many hours did I read in the apple tree in my grandfather’s orchard?
At least a couple of hours every day were spent lost in a book.
I was ten or so and my reading was relatively simple – Nancy Drew, Anne of Green Gables, Blue Castle, animal stories by Thorton W. Burgess , and books about a young adventurer named Madge Morton. Most of these were books my Mom had given me, and a few were borrowed from my aunt’s summer house. Have a look at ‘books about natural spaces’ to see some of my favorites. Are you old enough to remember some of them?
The search for a comfortable place to read has often eluded me. Today I read at my desk or in the car. Anything more soothing and I fall asleep, in spite of the quality of the read.
Where is your favorite place to read a book?
reading in the orchard
~
comfortable limb of
apple tree, how many
books read in the days of
summer, mysteries, tales of
plucky girls, animals personified, sunlight
and apple-shadows highlight words
sentences and paragraphs read at
a glance, breezes turning pages
faster than I read, solve
the crime, blood as red as apples
creaky doors and creepy windows
branches rub together somewhere in
the orchard, forget to go in
for supper, my mother’s voice written into
story, calling
~
© Jane Tims 2011
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I love the sketch of you reading in the apple tree! My favorite place to read a book is in my bed or on the beach… But I have a Kindle now that fits in my handbag and I pull it out to read whenever I’m stuck waiting for anything…
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Barbara Rodgers
September 16, 2011 at 1:44 pm
Hi Barbara. I’m glad you like the sketch. My son has a Sony reader that lets you turn the pages. It also has the approximate weight and ‘feel’ of a book. Wow. Jane
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jane tims
September 16, 2011 at 8:22 pm
I love your drawing. 🙂
My favorite place to read is in my comfy chair by the fireplace on a cold winter’s day. But I’ll read pretty much everywhere and anywhere.
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Robin
September 15, 2011 at 5:22 pm
Thanks Robin. I have the fireplace (actually a stove), but I lack the comfy chair. Jane
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jane tims
September 15, 2011 at 8:04 pm