20.5 - BIGGER IS BETTER – Bea's task: Spring Hobbies (Gardening and Birds)

[Shelby]

Bea wrote: "Shelby wrote: "Would either of these work?

- ravens
- pigeons"

These are borderline, but I have decided to accept both covers.

T..."

Thank you so much!

[Bea]

Wayne wrote: "Could you please confirmElizabeth and Her German Garden for a gardening MPG? Thanks!"

Confirmed Gardening as MPG.

[Bea]

Iulia wrote: "Hi!
Does this work for cover?



The book's title translates to: The rider with a hawk.
Thanks!"

Yes, I will accept it as a hawk...possibly a sparrowhawk.

[Foxy Grandma]

Will this one work?

[Bea]

Foxy Grandma wrote: "Will this one work?
"

No, it is a silhouette.

[Charlston]

Hi,

Is this okay?



Magpie

Thanks xx

[Bea]

Charlston wrote: "Hi,

Is this okay?



Magpie

Thanks xx"

Yes, it is a black-billed magpie.

[♞ Pat]

Wondering if I can use ~

for the gardening task.

The story centers around a boy who is taken in by a wealthy family. The patron' owns land that he then rents out to sharecroppers to grow sugarcane because there is too much for him to care for by himself. He is trying to keep the government from taking it, and he learns of a government loophole that prohibits them from taking land that is planted with orchards. The boy's bees lead him to an established (but forgotten) section of land with an old established grove of orange trees. He brings the blossoms back to his father, and the patron' realizes that he has found the thing that he needs to save his land. He buys a tractor so that he can speed up production, invests his wealth in orange trees, encourages his sharecroppers to participate in the plan - etc etc etc.

[TraceyL]

Is this chicken on the bottom of the cover identifiable enough?

[Book Concierge]

Would this Penguin work?

[Bea]

Book Concierge wrote: "Would this Penguin work?
"

TraceyL wrote: "Is this chicken on the bottom of the cover identifiable enough?

"

Yes to both.

[Bea]

♞ Pat wrote: "Wondering if I can use ~

for the gardening task.

The story centers around a boy who is taken in by a wealthy family. The patron' owns land that he then r..."

I have read this book, and there is much in it about caring for the land and the family and being good stewards. Yes, I will accept it.

[♞ Pat]

Thanks, Bea!

[Bea]

Kaora wrote: "

Does this work for cover? Mockingbird :)"

Yes, it does.

[Rina]

Would this work for the cover task?


Thanks.

[Bea]

Rina wrote: "Would this work for the cover task?


Thanks."

Unfortunately, no. It might be a hawk or an eagle or another similar bird, but there are no clear distinguishing features for me to decide. Even enlarging the picture does not give me details on the shape of the bill or other characteristics that would help with identification.

[Rina]

Bea wrote: "Rina wrote: "Would this work for the cover task?


Thanks."

Unfortunately, no. It might be a hawk or an eagle or another similar bird, but there are ..."

Okay, thank you. And what about this one?

[Joanne]

Would you be able to identify this bird-I tried...really I did...looks like a Tanger to my unskilled eye

[Bea]

Joanne wrote: "Would you be able to identify this bird-I tried...really I did...looks like a Tanger to my unskilled eye

"

I will accept this bird as a Summer Tanager.

[Bea]

Rina wrote: "Bea wrote: "Rina wrote: "Would this work for the cover task?


Thanks."

Again, I have to say it does not. Most of the birds are too indefinite and the colorful one in front does not match the colors of the mandarin duck, although I think that is what the artist hoped to depict. These are all artistic drawings...not true representations of the birds.

[Joanne]

Bea wrote: "Joanne wrote: "Would you be able to identify this bird-I tried...really I did...looks like a Tanger to my unskilled eye

"

I will accept this bird as a Summer T..."

Thank you!

[Rina]

Bea wrote: "Rina wrote: "Bea wrote: "Rina wrote: "Would this work for the cover task?


Thanks."

Again, I have to say it does not. Most of the birds are too inde..."

Yeah, sorry, I have no clue about birds. I guess I'll be here for more not approvals before I find something that works, LOL.

[Bea]

Rina wrote: "Bea wrote: "Rina wrote: "Bea wrote: "Rina wrote: "Would this work for the cover task?


Thanks."

Again, I have to say it does not. Most of the birds ..."

Rina, I really hate saying no to someone; so if you do find one that I can make a case for, I will. Or you could pick one of the ones in post #2 that I have approved.

[Rina]

Bea wrote: "Rina wrote: "Bea wrote: "Rina wrote: "Bea wrote: "Rina wrote: "Would this work for the cover task?


Thanks."

Again, I have to say it does not. Most ..."

Bea, I am sorry, if my post came across as complaining, I was actually laughing about me not knowing anything about birds :-)

[Bea]

Rina wrote: "Bea, I am sorry, if my post came across as complaining, I was actually laughing about me not knowing anything about birds :-) "

You're fine, Rina. I just wish I could find a book to approve for you. I did take a look at the first 12 pages of your TBR but did not find anything other than you like much the same genres as I do. But, I wasn't shopping your list to add to mine, so I quit! LOL

[Amanda]

Does this one work for option 2?

[Bea]

Amanda wrote: "Does this one work for option 2?"

Amanda, in view of this pandemic and the fact that libraries are closing and thus making it harder to obtain books, I will accept this bird as a bird of prey. I cannot identify it specifically, but identifiers are visible (wings, tail, bill).

[Jen K]

I love that you identified all the birds on the covers!

Would this one be acceptable? It isn't a photo but has lots of details.



Thanks!

[Bea]

Jen K wrote: "I love that you identified all the birds on the covers!

Would this one be acceptable? It isn't a photo but has lots of details.



Thanks!"

I will accept this as an owl.

[Jen K]

thanks!!

[Cindie]

Does this work for option 2:

?

[Bea]

Cindie wrote: "Does this work for option 2:

?"

I was going to say no (even though the neck and shape resembled a vulture) since my experience is that they are black. But, I did a search for images of vultures and, lo and behold, there was a picture that looked just like the cover. I will approve.

[Cindie]

Bea wrote: "Cindie wrote: "Does this work for option 2:

?"

I was going to say no (even though the neck and shape resembled a vulture) since my experience is th..."

thank you!!

[Tien]

Hey Bea, there's a black swan on the right hand side on below cover, is that ok?

[Bea]

Tien wrote: "Hey Bea, there's a black swan on the right hand side on below cover, is that ok?

"

There surely is, Tien. Yes, it is OK.

[Tien]

cool, thanks :)

[Bucket]

Hi there, I'm thinking about using The Overstory for your task, option 1.

It's not about gardening, but it is about environmentalism. It's fiction: nine linked stories of people whose lives were saved or changed by trees. They come together to save the last remaining bit of forest.

[Bea]

Bucket wrote: "Hi there, I'm thinking about using The Overstory for your task, option 1.

It's not about gardening, but it is about environmentalism. It's fiction: nine linked stories of people wh..."

I will approve this, Bucket, and add it to my own TBR list.

[Jenny]

I think a good fit for the gardening task would be The Year of the Flood as it focuses on a sect called God's Gardeners. From the wikipedia: "They are vegetarians devoted to honoring and preserving all plant and animal life, and they predict a human species-ending disaster, which they call "The Waterless Flood"." There really is a lot of gardening in the plot because daily life in the sect revolves around taking care of the communal garden and the bees that they keep.

[Bea]

Jenny wrote: "I think a good fit for the gardening task would be The Year of the Flood as it focuses on a sect called God's Gardeners. From the wikipedia: "They are vegetarians devoted to honoring..."

I will approve this book.

[Julia]

Based on title and description (or if you have read it) would The Victory Garden be acceptable for Option 1?

"Garden" is in the title, and the description says "Emily volunteers as a “land girl,” tending to the neglected grounds of a large Devonshire estate. It’s here that Emily discovers the long-forgotten journals of a medicine woman who devoted her life to her herbal garden. The journals inspire Emily, and in the wake of devastating news, they are her saving grace."

I haven't read it yet, so I can't say how much of the plot actually involves the garden or her work as a land girl.

[Bea]

Julia wrote: "Based on title and description (or if you have read it) would The Victory Garden be acceptable for Option 1?"

I will accept this book based on this part of the description, "As Emily learns more about the volatile power of healing with herbs..."

[Julia]

Bea wrote: "Julia wrote: "Based on title and description (or if you have read it) would The Victory Garden be acceptable for Option 1?"

I will accept this book based on this part of the descri..."

Thanks!

[Barbara ★]

Would this book work for option 2?

[Bea]

Barbara ★ wrote: "Would this book work for option 2?
"

Yes.

[Em]

would this work for option 2

[Bea]

Emtecia wrote: "would this work for option 2

"

Yes, it would.