Book Wall up close

A number of years ago we needed to build a retaining wall near the studio. Barry very creatively decided to build a book wall, and it has weathered away over time, with the books absorbing moisture and buckling and cockling and turning up their leaves.

It has been fun to observe - it is just next to where we pull up and park the car, so I generally look at it each day.

We have also planted plenty of orchids in and around it, as well as a baseline row of violets.

I stopped to photograph one of the tiny wee orchids the other day, and then fell in love with the overall look, so here are a few close ups...

Gentle layering like sedimentary rock..

Lovely lovely curves.

A violet tendril weaving its way through deteriorating pages...

And finally the wee dendrobium orchid...

And then when you step back, here's the wall a'weathering...