List of Illustrations. 



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IN TOUCH WITH NATURE Frontispiece. 



WHERE I FOUND THE CAT-BIRD 19 



A RIVER VIEW 44 



AN INVITING COVE 52 



THE BEAUTIES OF A FROG-POND 63 



MAY-DAY our OF TOWN 89 



" LET NATURE BE YOUR TEACHER" 100 



AT WINDY BUSH 116 



"AND THE LONG RIPPLE WASHING IN THE REEDS" . . 126 



THE HILLS ABOUT BISBEE 152 



A COOL, GRAY DAY 197 



A BY-ROAD IN AUGUST 207 



IDLE DAYS 220 



A CONTEMPLATIVE TREE-TOAD 231 



WHERE THE SONG-BIRDS GATHER 245 



THE HAUNT OF THE BLACKBIRD . . . 262 



PERSIMMONS 279 



IN WINTER-QUARTERS 303 



WHERE THE OLD HOUSE STOOD 317 



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