Long ago, Kim of Frog ponds Rock, (who no longer blogs), dreamed up a meme called Sunday Selections.
A place where those who were willing could put up photos they wanted to share, new, old, good, bad or indifferent, any photos you please.
Nothing rude or vulgar though.
And we don't mind at all if overseas bloggers care to join us.
The meme is now continued by Elephant's Child and I occasionally join in as do a few others. Andrew is one. Messymimi is another. Drop in to their blogs and have a look.
Andrew is currently off on a nice long holiday so probably won't be joining us for a few weeks.
Here in Adelaide the weather is decidedly cooler now, so the bears and monkeys are putting on warmer clothing, Cookie Bear has a striped scarf and L'il Hector has a fleecy wrap.
What is that big blue book behind them?
it's my 51 years old Times Atlas of the World, purchased in 1972 along with a set of encyclopedias which my younger son now has. This book was falling apart with loose covers and pages, so I had it repaired (restored would have cost a lot more $$ which I don't have)
opened, you can see it takes up two thirds of the drawers width.
it's quite detailed, even showing many of the tiny towns in European countries, including the one I was born in.
this is Hawaii's main island, the others are shown higher up on the page
it has pages on the universe, these are the stars and constellations as known in 1972
this is the moon as it was known back then, scientists and astrologers have more information and more photos these days
a page showing the world's Oceanography, probably it all looks different now with rising seas and melting ice caps
another showing the world's Vegetation, these are definitely outdated, most of the rain forests have gone
walking outside when the sun came out, this is the large magnolia tree quite close to me, no flowers now,
if I planted one of those seeds I could grow my own magnolia tree. Maybe. We know my track record with growing isn't that good.
finishing with one of the girls very happy to have Daddy home from work. I think this is Genevieve.
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Your atlas is so interesting. How things have changed, many not for the better.
ReplyDeleteI like the magnolia pods - I don't think I've ever seen them before.
jabblog; I love my atlas, I use it to look up places I read about and where my blog friends are, in general not specific locations. I had never noticed the magnolia pods before yesterday.
DeleteMagnolias have a seed pod like that? Piece of art! Having an atlas like that was a great purchase.
ReplyDeleteSusan Kane; I had never seen the seed pods before, now I will keep a lookout for the red seeds falling to the ground. The atlas is a great book.
DeleteMy magnolia had those seed pods. I think I forgot to gather them, though!
ReplyDeleteMy JB would adore your map book.
I hope you stay warm!
Jenn Jilks; collect them next season. perhaps you could find a similar atlas on ebay?
DeleteI am warm enough.
We have an old (and outdated) atlas too. How I wish I could grow magnolias. Which ever twin it is in the photograph she does indeed look very happy to see her daddy - who looks equally happy to cuddle her.
ReplyDeleteElephant's Child; outdated atlases come in handy when looking for places that no longer exist. Both girls love when their Daddy comes home.
DeleteI have a few of those giant books around here somewhere.
ReplyDeleteMike; fish them out and show us.
DeleteA few years ago I donated my atlas to one of the local Op Shops I do have a rather large map of the world up on my wall, though.
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely and cool up here on the mountain, too...and we've had more showers over night, into the morn.
Have a good week ahead, River...cuddles to the lovely Lady Lola....take care. :)
Lee; I won't be donating this one, it will go to my younger son who has the old encyclopedias. lola gets plenty of cuddles now it's cooler, we spend plenty of time under the quilts until I absolutely HAVE to get up.
DeleteI suppose the dynamic redheads are sequestered, knitting one another scarves.
ReplyDeleteJoanne; the redheads are currently debating whether or not to exchange their lovely warm knitted socks for boots so they can go outside.
DeleteI don't think there is an atlas in our home.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on and stay safe.
Dora; I know many homes that don't have an atlas, also many that don't even have books!
DeleteOld Atlas's they are great to look at, I have one somewhere and it's old.
ReplyDeleteMargaret D; is it a big unweildy book that needs its own podium?
DeleteOhhhh, this is very sweet! Our Elmo has socks knitted by Ingo´s Granma for winter!
ReplyDeleteOh, why, thank you. The book is like me, same age, falling apart ;-)
Ingo got me eye-pads for "repair". Restoring is no option!
Oh, Hawaii. I can only afford Toast Hawaii and a Ferrari is far from what I want (but I´d like to meet Tom Selleck!).
Interesting. I spent many a night watching the stars with my Dad.
Oh, yes, sadly a lot has changed.
The magnolia looks wonderful.
Hard to say who is more happy - Dad or Daughter? Cute.
Iris; the book has been repaired and no pages are falling out now, though I am being careful with it. I would love to go to Hawaii, but the house where Magnum PI was filmed is no more, it got sold and I don't know what it is like now.
DeleteI never watched the stars when I was little, always was reading instead. My younger son always wanted a telescope so he could see them but I could never afford to buy him one.
Oh, in the Outback you need no telescope (maybe). It was so beautiful. Here it needs to be really cold and then I certainly don´t want to step out (and you need a telescope).
DeleteIris; I remember the skies at night when I worked for a while on a sheep station in the outback but I couldn't walk too far away from the homestead in case I got lost so I stayed inside the fence.
DeleteI am so very thankful we did these trips. Also that no deadly spiders or such caught us!
DeleteIngo has a plan, maybe we see the stars again - I´ll let you know.
You had me wanting to find my Almanac and then as I scrolled down you son and granddaughter stole the show.
ReplyDeleteGranny Annie; babies always steal the show don't they?
DeleteAn old Atlas, set side by side with a new one, is a wonder to behold. The changes are amazing.
ReplyDeleteYou could try to grow a tree, it never hurts to try.
I'm glad the girls love Daddy so much!
messymimi; I have a newer atlas but it doesn't have as much detail as the old one. it does help me locate main cities and countries though. I could try to grow a tree but it would have to be in a pot, I have no actual yard space here. I'm happy the girls love their Daddy too, they seem to love everybody, but I think Daddy is special. He was the first one to hold them when they were born.
DeleteGood pictures of the seed pods. I never knew they existed. If I had a world atlas, my knowledge of world geography MIGHT be a little better! Even though yours is old, I'm pretty sure England was still an island back in 1972. Gen's daddy looks just as happy to be home as she is to see him!
ReplyDeleteVal; I never knew about the seed pods either and I'm glad I have good zoom on my camera. England was always an island, although technically the island is the United Kingdom (UK) and contains England, Scotland and Wales, with Ireland being a separate island off the west coast. Gen's Daddy is always glad to get home, he works way across the other side of the city and travels long hours each way Monday to Friday.
DeleteOh, I think I have an atlas very much like this one. I use it now and then and notice/regret how borders and names have changed. I like the details too, being able to find obscure, small towns is a plus.
ReplyDeleteMagnolia seed pods - I would plant one or three. If it was a sucess, you could always give away the resulting trees :)
Happy baby, happy dad, nice photo.
Charlotte; I love my old Atlas and use it fairly often to look up places I read about in books.
DeleteI'll have to keep an eye out for the fallen seeds and plant them in pots to seewhat happens. certainly I don't have space to grow a full size tree. The babies are always happy :)