“Most of us love trees.”

Lauren Tooze knows me so well. This lovely How to Draw Trees book arrived in the post today accompanied by a lengthy letter including a recipe for banana and lime cake (which I will be making tomorrow) which instantly brightened my day.

The book looks amazing, although I haven't had a proper read of it yet. Not only is it a neat size and nicely laid out inside, but it is also what I would consider as antiquarian/collectable at Oxfam and worth looking up. Incidentally, that's what I've been doing this afternoon at Oxfam – including photographing said books like I've done here. Only my photographs for Oxfam are better!

“Most of us love trees. They are our friends in many ways.”