Wow, Rahne, what a find! I had a similar experience at Half Price Books
tonight - was looking at birding books and found one that said "Birds of the
Pacific Northwest Coast" on the cover, but when I opened it, the whole book
inside is actually "Hiking the Ancient Forests of BC and Washington" by
Randy Stoltmann, a great little book which I might not have found otherwise.
I look forward to trying some of the trails described, and finding some
birds along the way...

Christine Giannini
Everett
nightbird7 at seanet.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rahne Kirkham" <rahnek at foxinternet.com>
To: "tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 4:49 PM
Subject: Unexpected Treasure


> Well, tweets, this isn't exactly about birds but I knew you all would
> appreciate what happened to me. I was looking through some second hand
books
> for sale at the library and found a old copy of Peterson's Field Guide to
> Wildflowers. I've been wanting to expand my plant knowledge so I grabbed
it
> up with pleasure and excitement. However, when I was flipping through it
at
> home I realized that it was for the Eastern U.S. and not much help
> hereabouts. I was disappointed but kept flipping through it. That was when
I
> found the treasure. Pressed between the pages were dried samples of the
> plants described within. The book was full of them. For me this was truly
> hidden treasure.
> Rahne Kirkham
> Federal Way, Washington
> rahnek at foxinternet.com
> "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle."
> Philo
>
>