Mother Nature at work

I am now up to the year 1932 in the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear. In this installment - Among the Mad - Maisie is working with Scotland Yard and Detective Chief Superintendent Robbie McFarland to identify the person threatening to wreak havoc on the city of London, if the British government doesn’t do something to help the soldiers from the First World War, who have not been able to return to their “normal” lives after their experiences at war. They are under a timeline and the plot moves quickly. 

I remain a fan of this quite enjoyable series. Maisie’s character continues to evolve as she settles more deeply into her work and home. Her assistant Billie Beale, her friend Pricilla, and her dear father also make appearances in the story.  A thoroughly enjoyable read.

Above are yesterdays morning snippings. There is nothing more fun than arranging flowers harvested on a stroll through the garden.

These sunflowers are from the friendship garden by the school near our home.  All these blooms are on one thick “jack in the beanstalk” type of stem.

Here’s a leaf that wandered into my path on a morning walk. The architecture of this specimen is amazing. Mother nature at work.  

Comments

[Chris Oliveira]

I am listening to The Secret Book of Flora Lea: a Novel. I don’t remember if I heard about it from you or someone else. Just started, so not much opinion yet.

That leaf would definitely make its way into my art journal. How beautiful!

[Maureen]

I wish Maisie never ended. Maybe in a couple years I'll read them again!