In the Open: Intimate Studies and Appreciations of Nature

In the Open: Intimate Studies and Appreciations of Nature

There is an estate on which we pay no tax and which is not susceptible of improvement. It is of indefinite extent and is to be reached by taking the road to the nearest woods and fields. While this is quite as valuable as any property we may possess, as a matter of fact few assert their title to it. Nature is in herself a perpetual invitation to come into the open. The woods are an unfailing resource; the mountains and the sea, companionable. To count among one's friends, the birds and flowers and trees is surely worth while; for to come upon a new flower is then in the nature of an agreeable event, and a chance meeting with a bird may lend a pleasant flavor to the day. [Pg vii] [Pg 1] Nature is in herself a perpetual invitation: the birds call, the trees beckon and the winds whisper to us. After the unfeeling pavements, the yielding springy turf of the fields has a sympathy with the feet and invites us to walk. It is good to hear again the fine long-drawn note of the meadow-larkvoice of the early year,the first bluebird's warble, the field-sparrow's trill, the untamed melody of the kingleta magic flute in the wildernessand to see the ruby crown of the beloved sprite. It is good to inhale the mint crushed underfoot and to roll between the fingers the new leaves of the sweetbrier; to see again the first anemonesthe wind-children,the mandrake's canopies, the nestling erythronium and the spring beauty, like a delicate carpet; or to seek the clintonia in its secluded haunts, and to feel the old childlike joy at sight of lady's-slippers. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 42591
Author: Kirkham, Stanton Davis
Release Date: Apr 25, 2013
Format: eBook
Language: English