The Top Shelf

[Deadbed1968]

Wow! What an amazing thread! So sexy without being overly pornographic. Very hot!

 

[Endless_Night]

Reminds me of Dublin...........

The window seat, the unusually wrought window, or the scenery?

#callmecurious

 

[drobert44]

The window seat, the unusually wrought window, or the scenery?

#callmecurious

The Kells, a lovely ancient monastery library..........

 

[Thom_the_gleeman]

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I am going to have a discussion with my wife about our planned attic remodel...

 

[Mrtenant]

 

[hotoldrguy]

 

[Endless_Night]

The Kells, a lovely ancient monastery library..........

Ah. That I would love to see.

I yearn to visit Ireland.

 

[Dreamliner]

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[Endless_Night]

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*blinks*

Is that a...bookstore? How fabulous!

 

[Dreamliner]

*blinks*

Is that a...bookstore? How fabulous!

Yes, This is a bookshop found in the old city of Bucharest. It’s called Cărturești.

 

[Endless_Night]

Yes, This is a bookshop found in the old city of Bucharest. It’s called Cărturești.

Oooooh! Less than three hours from Dracula's Castle.


I'm in!

 

[Mrtenant]

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[cascadiabound]

 

[Mrtenant]

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[Endless_Night]

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Is there by any chance a book I'm missing amongst all that hot girl and cool pic action?


(Fine, if not. Just asking. I'm so used to seeing a book. )

 

[Mrtenant]

Is there by any chance a book I'm missing amongst all that hot girl and cool pic action?


(Fine, if not. Just asking. I'm so used to seeing a book. )

I'm glad you asked.

To me, books of all sorts are open doors to other worlds where a person may learn something either about the world or theirself. Be that book something fiction or non fiction.

This pic of this young woman, getting set to do some welding tells a story, at the very least that she had learned a skill- welding. She had to have read plenty on the subject. Been shown how to weld. Practiced. And gained some real world application of her new skill. All done with intention and willingness to learn.

It is a story of something learned and applied. The book is part of the story and is in my mind. The story is what I make of it.

What do you make make of it?

 

[Endless_Night]

I'm glad you asked.

To me, books of all sorts are open doors to other worlds where a person may learn something either about the world or theirself. Be that book something fiction or non fiction.

This pic of this young woman, getting set to do some welding tells a story, at the very least that she had learned a skill- welding. She had to have read plenty on the subject. Been shown how to weld. Practiced. And gained some real world application of her new skill. All done with intention and willingness to learn.

It is a story of something learned and applied. The book is part of the story and is in my mind. The story is what I make of it.

What do you make make of it?

I like it! Even sans books.

I completely understand your take on the learning aspect. The reading, the intention, the work. It does tell a story.

For me, the story is different. It evokes an era. The woman has a vaguely Rosie the Riveter vibe. The modified car (late 30s?) adds the that vintage feel, as does the background in its tones of grey. I makes me think of the war, of course, ramped up production, women entering the workforce en masse, and (squeals a little) 1940s fashion.

 

[Mrtenant]

I like it! Even sans books.

I completely understand your take on the learning aspect. The reading, the intention, the work. It does tell a story.

For me, the story is different. It evokes an era. The woman has a vaguely Rosie the Riveter vibe. The modified car (late 30s?) adds the that vintage feel, as does the background in its tones of grey. I makes me think of the war, of course, ramped up production, women entering the workforce en masse, and (squeals a little) 1940s fashion.

I really like your version, too.

It's a stretch, but the books are there. Implied.

And isn't that also part of the nature of books and stories? That we read, and there is some mechanism in our minds that visualizes and finds relation and understanding where each of us that read the same material will look at it maybe similarly, but also differently.

I will mostly (99%) post pics that include books on this thread. This pic was one of my rare exceptions.

Thank you for indulging and the conversation.

 

[Endless_Night]

I really like your version, too.

It's a stretch, but the books are there. Implied.

And isn't that also part of the nature of books and stories? That we read, and there is some mechanism in our minds that visualizes and finds relation and understanding where each of us that read the same material will look at it maybe similarly, but also differently.

I will mostly (99%) post pics that include books on this thread. This pic was one of my rare exceptions.

Thank you for indulging and the conversation.

Of course!

I am constantly diving down rabbit holes, so this was not out of the way. I agree on the nature of books. My reading is (off and on) voracious. It's how I relax. I see, and think, and picture the scenes evoked and all the backstory and side-stories and surroundings that aren't written into the book. It's a happiness.

Too, I am surprised by how one reader can see and feel something entirely different than another reader from the same book!

'Tis a mystery.


(Not really. I just like to write 'Tis. )

 

[Dreamliner]

Very cool.

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[cascadiabound]

I like it! Even sans books.

I completely understand your take on the learning aspect. The reading, the intention, the work. It does tell a story.

For me, the story is different. It evokes an era. The woman has a vaguely Rosie the Riveter vibe. The modified car (late 30s?) adds the that vintage feel, as does the background in its tones of grey. I makes me think of the war, of course, ramped up production, women entering the workforce en masse, and (squeals a little) 1940s fashion.

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Thank you for this beautiful image that does tell a story so vividly. I had the same question that Endless had about how it fit into this thread and I truly love how both of you engaged in that question. I love that she is DOING... and has this fearless determined look on her face and in her body posture. The classic project car in the background is also so iconic and wonderful.
I know @Mrtenant believes that women can do anything they want and has raised a fearless daughter. I appreciate you posting this and stretching my idea of what belongs on the Top Shelf. THIS is truly a Top Shelf image. cheers darling.

 

[Dribble]

I'm glad you asked.

To me, books of all sorts are open doors to other worlds where a person may learn something either about the world or theirself. Be that book something fiction or non fiction.

This pic of this young woman, getting set to do some welding tells a story, at the very least that she had learned a skill- welding. She had to have read plenty on the subject. Been shown how to weld. Practiced. And gained some real world application of her new skill. All done with intention and willingness to learn.

It is a story of something learned and applied. The book is part of the story and is in my mind. The story is what I make of it.

What do you make make of it?

It is a braising torch. Used in auto body repair. Her grandfather taught her. But her father helped build the car. It is a way to keep their memory alive

 

[cascadiabound]

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[Endless_Night]

It is a braising torch. Used in auto body repair. Her grandfather taught her. But her father helped build the car. It is a way to keep their memory alive

I love this.

 

[Beholders_Eye]

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