Gratitude

Karen's post on the woman out reading in the fishing boat being harassed by game and fish got me thinking about BOOKS. Books and our privilege in this century and this country that we are taught to read and allowed to read. I gathered up just a few of my reference books, inspirational books, how to paint or photograph,  or what weeds I can eat :-}, rocks, and one of my journals. The orange one in the center has The United States Constitution and below is Amendment I that give us our right to free speech or of the PRESS. Reading and free press is huge and we take it for granted.  When the Bible was first written the common man could not read and had to rely on the church leaders to interpret it.