20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Roxana's Task: Well-Seasoned Fowl

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20.6 - Seasoned Reader – Roxana's task: Well-seasoned fowl

Romanian wisdom claims autumn is the time to count your hatchlings: "Toamna se numără bobocii". This proverb is of a feather with the more familiar "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched" - with a couple of twists. First of all, it requires you to wait for the little'uns to grow a bit (cracking the shell is not enough - let's see how they fare from spring to autumn!). Additionally, it specifically targets duck or goose chicks, rather than chickens. Generally, it states that the best time to evaluate an attempt or an effort is after its completion.

Select one of the options below and read one book.
Required: State the option chosen when you post.

Option 1: Birds of a feather
Read a book with all the letters in ONE of the words DUCKLING or GOSLING in its title. Subtitles or series titles cannot be used. Make sure the letters appear as many times as needed (i.e. if you use GOSLING, your title must have at least two Gs)
Required: State which word you're using

Option 2: Feathers and bloom
We also use the word "boboc" to name flower buds (or flowers that have yet to bloom). Now is the time to check how they blossomed! Read a book with one or more full-bloomed flowers on the cover. At least some petals need to be fully expanded and visible.
Required: Include the cover in your post

Examples: .

Option 3: Leaving the nest
I used to think this saying was about going back to school in autumn - because "boboc" also means rookie, or freshman!

Read a book identified on Goodreads as #1 in a series. Book #2 in the series needs to have been published before September 1st, 2019.
Required: Include in your post the date of publication of Book #2 in the series.

[Roxana]

More flowers that work for option #2:

[Roxana]

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[Bea]

I really like this particular task. First, because I learned something new (Romanian folklore) and second, because of the ways the saying can be applied. Too bad I can only do one.

[Joanne]

I agree Roxana-Thanks for sharing your heritage!

[Suzanne]

For option 2, does it have to be a photo of a flower? Would a drawing of a flower be acceptable, like this cover:

[Roxana]

Thanks Bea and Joanne for the kind words :)
Suzanne, I don't think anything in the description goes against drawn flowers - after all, they could go from bud to bloom if the artist draws a handful. I will accept drawn flowers as long as their petals are visibly expanded. Any book cover is a bit drawn in Photoshop or the like, in the end :)

[Suzanne]

Roxana wrote: "Thanks Bea and Joanne for the kind words :)
Suzanne, I don't think anything in the description goes against drawn flowers - after all, they could go from bud to bloom if the artist draws a handful...."

Lowcountry Book Club it is, then - thanks!

[Melanie]

Would this work? The flower is in the top left corner.

[Roxana]

Looks good, Melanie! I also see some bloomed flowers in the title shade - but I had to strain my eyes a bit looking for them :)

[Jessica]

I wasn't sure if this was clearly enough a flower, since it's a little abstract, so I thought I would ask :) Thanks!

[Roxana]

Plenty of fully spread petals, Jessica, works for me :)

[Jessica]

Roxana wrote: "Plenty of fully spread petals, Jessica, works for me :)"

Thank you!

[Roxana]

Hi Kaora, yes, I see a lot of flowers that meet the rule :)

[Marie (UK)]

is this acceptable for flower on cover

[Roxana]

Hi Marie, looks good to me, it has more than a couple of fully spread petals :) There is no restriction on the cover featuring a "full" flower - if that's what's worrying you.

[Marie (UK)]

Roxana wrote: "Hi Marie, looks good to me, it has more than a couple of fully spread petals :) There is no restriction on the cover featuring a "full" flower - if that's what's worrying you."

thanks thats what i was thinking about

[Book Concierge]

Are the roses on the table clear enough to qualify as "fully bloomed"

Bigger image

[Roxana]

Hi Book Concierge, yes, they look to me as bloomed as they come :)

[Nicola]

Does a flower badge count? In this case the Tudor Rose -

[Roxana]

A rose by any other name, and fully bloomed at that :) Works for me, Nicola.

[Sarah Ruth]

Does this count for option #2?



They're pretty small, but the red ones on the left look bloomed to me?

[Roxana]

Hi Sarah Ruth, I see plenty of bloomed flowers, hope you enjoy your choice :)