A Collection of Pages

Today's November word was "book/page" and Dixie has also posted a challenge entitled "Self Storage" which features things which you've collected and how they represent you, so it seemed logical to me to combine the two. I do love books (I have a rather extensive collection of them!), and perhaps this one most of all. It's my Bible and I was busily reading and studying parts of the Christmas story today while I was writing up our Advent devotional. This year we're looking at the events surrounding the birth of Christ through some of the Christmas carols. I'm really enjoying learning about the history behind these beautiful songs. So, between my Bible and my hymnal, my fingers ran across a lot of pages today!

[Hope D Jennings]

Lovely light!

[Rick Schies]

I love reading the history behind those old favorites

[Nicole Campbell]

I like your composition Ann, this looks like a well loved book

[👑 AnaZad]

I love old books... they say so much more than the words written in it. Great capture.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@mzzhope @digitalrn @nicolecampbell @anazad511

Thank you Hope, Rick, Nicole and Ana! Yes, it's well-loved to be sure!

[Taffy]

I do like the worn edges and sense of age of the book.

[bkb in the city]

Great shot Ann and what a great combination you have going on there. I have been reading about some stories behind hymns lately as well

[Lisa Poland]

Great shot! Love the old color of the pages.

[Kerri]

I like the lighting

[Maggiemae]

The leaves of the book look such good quality! Will last for a long time provided the binding is still good! I agree with the story of the Christmas songs - all need explanation!

[Sally Ings]

Great pov. Sure looks like a well used and loved book.

[Timothy]

very cool, since I got my Kindle I don't look at books as much

[Yao RL]

I can see that It is well used.

[Jennifer]

Lovely light and texture here. I bet the history of the songs is interesting.

[alia_801]

Nicely composed, focussed and captured! I hope you are going to share some of those histories with us :)

[Dione Giorgio]

Very nice. Love the focus and the lighting.

[Dakotaburns]

A simple but effective shot.

[Alice Burghart]

nicely done.

[Katie]

Lovely close up shot!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@taffy @bkbinthecity @homeschoolmom @kerristephens @maggiemae @salza @twr @yaorenliu @jesperani @alia_801 @sangwann @dakotaburns @libertylady @archaeofrog

Thank you Taffy, Brian, Lisa, Kerri, Maggie, Sally, Timothy, Yao, Jennifer, Alia, Dione, Donald, Alice, and Katie! All comments so very much appreciated!! And for those who asked, I will post them on their respective Advent Sundays in December for you to enjoy.

[Lisa Stein]

Fabulous up close shot! Great focus and lighting.

[Dixie Goode]

Ah, this really touched me. Beautiful thoughts and picture.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@pflaume Thank you Lisa! I tried to be very aware of the way the light was falling across the pages, so I'm glad you liked it!
@pandorasecho Thank you Dixie! I'm planning to make Saturday Self-storage day. I'm enjoying the time off from challenges but this one had a nice "getting to know you" side of it, so I committed to one day in your honor!

[Dixie Goode]

@olivetreeann then I am honored indeed. You have proven to be worth getting to know.

[Carole Imes]

Expertly displayed and love the meaning behind the photo.

[Nathan Heustis]

fav

[Bev]

Nice shot, Ann! Excellent detail and lighting. Well done :)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@cimes1 Thank you Carole! It is certainly a special one to me.
@nathanheustis Thank you Nathan and thank you so much for the fav!!
@prttblues Thank you Bev!

[Diane]

I love this shot--nice detail and focus. So meaningful, too.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@eudora Thank you Diane! It does mean a lot to me and thanks for noticing!

[bruni]

The lighting is perfect for this shot. a lot of reading to be done. will you share the meaning of some Christmas carols with us?

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@bruni Thanks Bruni! Yes, I'll post the devotionals on the day they were written for. Advent begins on December 1 this year. I'll try to remember to come back to this shot and tag all those who were interested.

[summerfield]

wonderful play of light on texture. lovely pov, too. this is great!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@summerfield Thank you Vikki! It's funny- this was taken so quickly as I'd spent most of the day writing. The lighting is also such a funny thing- it's coming from the computer screen!