The Little Book of Snowflakes

The Little Book of Snowflakes by Kenneth Libbrecht

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This beautiful little book by Kenneth Libbrecht is absolutely stunning. He has added quotes and poems to photos of snowflakes in a wonderful way.

I love snowflakes, especially since I was a snowflake collector in a previous life (real snowflakes). I worked at the University of Wyoming for the Natural Resources Research Institute as a research assistant to the professor who was the snowflake man in the group. We were studying ways to increase the snow pack on the mountains because this is the water supply for this desert state. I discovered Snowflakes in Photographs by W.A. Bentley while I was working there and also found much of his early work in the National Geographic magazines and other publications of the early 20th century. I believe that Kenneth Libbrecht is a worthy successor to W.A. Bentley.

I have added his other books to my "wish list".



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Bookshelf Crash

So on Monday I was trying to pull a book off a shelf in my bedroom when the whole shelf started to tip! Ack!!!!! Then since it was a backless shelf, some of the books on the top shelf started to slip down behind, making it impossible to right the shelf.

Now I think I need to explain the shelf: it is made from 4 2x4s that have holes drilled up the wide side, pegs are put in the holes and 2x2s with holes are put onto the pegs, the shelves are set onto the 2x2s, there are screw in attachments on the tops of the uprights that make it so you can adjust them against the ceiling, there are no nails holding it together. I guess I didn't have the screws tightened against the ceiling and when it started to come down, it did. So there I am trying to keep from being smashed by all those books on the top and trying to let down the uprights slowly so they don't crash into the window. Tuesday I had to get up at 4am to go to work a double and didn't get home till after 8:30pm so there all the books stayed, blocking the closet door. Wednesday was my day off so I spent the whole day putting the shelf back up and getting the books back on it. I decided that while I was doing that I would catalog them, so I took my laptop up to the bedroom and created a new shelf on my Goodreads list called "bedroom shelf". Basically, all the books on that bookshelf are ones I have acquired that I haven't read yet, so they are really TBR but I wanted to have them separate. I was amazed that there are 244 books there. I think I really can't justify buying any new ones! lol
Now I can maybe relax and read a few chapters from one of my "currently reading"!!

Day 311, 312, 314 - Sunrises and Storms

Day 311

11/07/2010

A spectacular sunrise at DIA.

Taken from the employee parking lot, featuring the blue horse!

Day 312

11/08/2010

Two days in a row! I took a photo of this one the next morning.

The end of daylight savings time put me into the parking lot at the right time.

Day 314

11/10/2010

Driving home into the storm.

Day 310, 327, 328 Cookie Molds

Day 310
11/06/2010
Becca found this cute mould in Hong Kong and bought it for her Mom!

Day 327
11/23/2010
Another cute set of moulds that Becca found in Hong Kong.

Day 328
11/24/2010
Becca also found this cute chocolate/ice cube/jello mold in Hong Kong. I love the smiling frog!

Day 307 - Horizon

11/03/2010

The Museum of Outdoor Arts has a display in the round park in front of

Englewood's (CO) City Hall. One of the sculptures is these funky horses called Horizon.

Day 304, 305, 306, 308, 309, 325, 326 ---------------------- Souvenirs from the Philippines

Day 304

10/31/2010
One of the souvenirs I bought on the trip to the Philippines was a wonderful bag. This is a close-up of the fabric it is made from. (the fabric is probably from Indonesia) I love this type of printed cotton.

Day 305

11/01/2010
Some of the bracelets I bought at Davao's Aldevinco Shopping Center. This is well-known for its boutiques that sell indigenous souvenir items and is one of my favorite shopping destinations. It was great shopping with my "niece" Shingay who is a gifted bargainer! I will be selling them at the FACC fiesta next year.

Day 306

11/02/2010
We also found these cute little bags in Davao. Becca immediately decided to use one for her iPod. The ones that I have left will also be for my booth at the FACC fiesta.

Day 308

11/04/2010
We also bought some of these colorful "magic" bags that unzip into larger tote bags. They also are to be sold at the FACC Fiesta in June.

Day 309
11/05/2010
I told Becca I needed a fan and a hat for the Philippine sun. We found these fans that turn into hats and ended up buying a package of them. The ones we don't keep will also be sold at the Fiesta.

Day 325
11/21/2010
A selection of river pearl bracelets from the Philippines to sell at the FACC Fiesta in the spring.

Day 326

11/22/2010
A few of the macrame and shell necklaces that I bought in Bohol, Philippines to sell.

Day 303 - Hong Kong Airport

10/30/2010
On our marathon trip home we started the day in Hong Kong airport around 1 am. This biplane is hanging in the main terminal.