Rural HoursHoughton, Mifflin, 1887 - 337 pages |
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Page 9
... seldom pass the church- yard without finding robins there ; they probably have many nests among the trees . Friday , 31st . The snowdrop seldom opens here be- - fore the middle or third week of April , remaining SPRING . 9.
... seldom pass the church- yard without finding robins there ; they probably have many nests among the trees . Friday , 31st . The snowdrop seldom opens here be- - fore the middle or third week of April , remaining SPRING . 9.
Page 13
... seldom in the woods ; and at this mo- ment , before the leaves are out , there is more light falling on the limbs and trunks than in summer . The ground mosses are not yet entirely revived ; some of the pret- tiest varieties feel the ...
... seldom in the woods ; and at this mo- ment , before the leaves are out , there is more light falling on the limbs and trunks than in summer . The ground mosses are not yet entirely revived ; some of the pret- tiest varieties feel the ...
Page 15
... seldom found in this mature state until a year old , and it is in June that the berries break open and drop the seed . The birds are very fond of this berry , and some eat the spicy little seeds while they reject the fleshy part . The ...
... seldom found in this mature state until a year old , and it is in June that the berries break open and drop the seed . The birds are very fond of this berry , and some eat the spicy little seeds while they reject the fleshy part . The ...
Page 17
... with an invitation to build near the house ; we seldom fail to have one of their hang- ing nests on our narrow lawn , and some years two fam- ilies nave built here . Our visitor looked brilliantly handsome SPRING . 17.
... with an invitation to build near the house ; we seldom fail to have one of their hang- ing nests on our narrow lawn , and some years two fam- ilies nave built here . Our visitor looked brilliantly handsome SPRING . 17.
Page 19
... seldom pausing except to feed , to dress their feathers , or to sing ; abroad , many of them , before dawn , and still passing to and fro across the darkening sky of the latest twilight ; capable also , when necessary , of a prolonged ...
... seldom pausing except to feed , to dress their feathers , or to sing ; abroad , many of them , before dawn , and still passing to and fro across the darkening sky of the latest twilight ; capable also , when necessary , of a prolonged ...
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