The Forest by Edward Rutherfurd

The Forest by Edward Rutherfurd is a collection of short stories that follow a set of family lines in the English New Forest through history. The families are fictional but the events they live through are historical facts. It's a great way to learn what was happening in and around the area. I found myself skeptical at first that I would enjoy this book but I found myself hooked. The stories had all the right elements:

Coming of Age Sacrifice Epic Battles Falls from Grace Love

Revenge Trickery Mystery Danger Intrique

Don't let the size of the book intimidate you either. The stories keep it bite sized and very manageable. I even found myself so attached to the family lines that I was sad when the book ended.

So what are you reading lately? 

Summer evening storm

Last evening, our attention was grabbed by the, now unfamiliar, sounds of thunder and flashing of lightening. Living in Seattle we'd almost forgotten what that sounded like. But, lo and behold, England has good old fashioned thunder storms that can easily stand toe to toe with those you often get in the deep southern states of America. All of these photo's were literally taken moments from each other as I would turn the camera to catch the incoming storm clouds. No effects were added to any of these photos. 

Ciao!

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