Mary Presson Roberts Photography

Week Three Composite: Remember When?

“The world encyclopedia, the universal library, exists, and it is the world itself.”
― Alberto Manguel
 The set of World Book Encyclopedias, two years younger than I, was something that my family valued.  The encyclopedias were always displayed, prominently,  in a glass-covered bookcase in our den.
 If I remember correctly, they were some type of bonus for my father, a hardworking salesman.

These books sat on our bookshelves.  We saw them every day.  They were our internet…the world at our fingertips.

 

World Book

So many school projects were finished because we had these books.  I vividly remember completing reports about Thomas Jefferson during elementary school, one about diseases during junior high school, and a report about geometry while in high school using these encyclopedias.

The books now are displayed on a shelf in my home.  The books, themselves, are somewhat obsolete, yet still treasured for their place in my past.

Sometimes, you just cannot let go…

Mary Presson Roberts

I am a travel and fine art photographer living and working in the Carolinas. My camera has taken me to places I never would have experienced and to people I never would have met. Photography has truly changed my life! Using my blog, I hope to share the joys of both travel and photography.

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