CHAPTE Ro. Vil 
A SECOND VISIT TO THE NORTH OF KENT— 
THIRD WEEK IN JUNE 
WE had kept in mind the nest of the long- 
tailed tit mentioned in Chap. IV, and having 
the opportunity availed ourselves of it to get 
a photograph of the nest, as well as to pick 
up what other points of interest we could. 
The trees in the fine old orchards were now 
laden with fruit, and cherry picking was to 
commence the next week, whilst ripe straw- 
berries were coming in. And what a differ- 
ence a month had made. The wheat, barley 
and oats, especially tall and full in the ear, in 
this congenial soil and a very favourable 
season, were up about three feet. Not aspeck 
of may bloom now, but many festoons of 
red and white wild roses in wanton profusion. 
How beautiful they are! 
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