Stepping into a bookstore or a library is an unparalleled experience. I enter, close my eyes and draw a deep breath, savoring the aromatic blend of paper, ink, binding glue, coffee and a hint of dust. It's sweet and spicy and rich: Heaven. In used bookstores and libraries, the air is tinged with age, the tangy flavor tickling my nose and tongue. The soft hum of circulating air bears with it whispers of a thousand books recounting the tales bound within their pages, waiting to be unfolded.
I could spend the day here.
14mm 1/2.5 f/7.1 ISO 200. I used another bookshelf as a tripod.
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I want to be in a used book store NOW!!! You paint the picture so vividly! - and the smell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDelete*ahhhhhhh* I love the smell of books. YUM.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite smell in the world.
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