‘Flint’……….From the RSPB….
by Bernie Bell - 08:38 on 11 September 2025
‘Flint’……….
'Flint' is out in paperback!…..
https://www.instagram.com/p/DObMh3OCKkU/
It simply is a wonder and a delight. If you haven't read it - do so! Books such as this one don't turn up very often.
Here’s what I said about it in m’blog….
“Joanne Bourne’s book, which isn’t only about Flint – it’s about Time - about ‘ghost’ landscapes in which Flint was and still is scattered.
Deep Time, past Time offering gifts to the present.
And it’s about the joy of living, walking, being, feeling, finding – stones, fossils, bottles, old cars, skulls, bits of wood, plants – evidence of life - through Time.
And…people, there are people in Joanne’s book - through time and in places.
Best read it for yourself. Like I said – it’s a gem of a book.”
http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?blogid=17082
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From the RSPB……
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