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The Creek


Because the book I am featuring today is about a creek I decided I should take a photo of our local creek. This is Carwell Creek near our bush block at Clandulla.

A book I have read recently
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for general non-ficton. "The book records the narrator's thoughts on solitude, writing, and religion, as well as scientific observations on the flora and fauna she encounters. Touching upon themes of faith, nature, and awareness."  That subject matter appeals to me. 

However, I have tried to read this book several times. I was determined to finish it (and did) but it still hasn't won me over ... there are parts that are wonderfully poetic but to me on the whole it is too overwrought and has too much detail.
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  1. Gemma WisemanJanuary 23, 2019 at 7:00 PM

    The creek is such a delightful little waterway. It is not always that a prize-winning book guarantees a great read.

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    1. Joan ElizabethJanuary 23, 2019 at 10:17 PM

      Hi Gemma. Welcome to my blog. I agree about prizes. The annoying thing about this book is that it is recommended in lots of lists and I wonder what I am missing.

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  2. shirley evansJanuary 23, 2019 at 8:04 PM

    That is a pretty little creek.

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    1. Joan ElizabethJanuary 23, 2019 at 10:18 PM

      When I stopped to photograph it I was surprised at how pretty it is. Usually we just drive over the bridge and don’t look unless it is doing something interesting like flooding.

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  3. PerthDailyPhotoJanuary 23, 2019 at 11:08 PM

    Love this image Joan Elizabeth, it has a distinctly Aussie feel to it ✨

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  4. Recep HilmiJanuary 24, 2019 at 5:12 AM

    I am going to check if this book is avaliable in Turkish or not. Thanks for sharing...

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  5. Iris FlaviaJanuary 24, 2019 at 6:16 AM

    If a book doesn't get my attention at all I let it go, I have to admit... nice creek, though!

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    1. Joan ElizabethJanuary 24, 2019 at 8:53 AM

      I am trying to expand my reading so don’t give up as easily as I used to.

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  6. HelenJanuary 24, 2019 at 6:36 AM

    Not just a 'creek' but such a pretty, green, shady creek ,with more than just a trickle of water. It beckons one to sit on its bank to read a 'good' book.

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    1. Joan ElizabethJanuary 24, 2019 at 8:54 AM

      A ‘good’ book would help. It is still rather hot and dry out there so it would definitely have to be a shady tree.

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  7. William KendallJanuary 24, 2019 at 9:46 AM

    I do like that creek.

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  8. KayJanuary 24, 2019 at 2:15 PM

    I took a couple of stabs at that book and never got into it. Glad I'm not the only one...
    It's nice to see your creek still has water in summer.

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