SHADY NOOKS FOR SUMMER DAYS. 



.NYTHING which adds to 

 one's comfort during- the 

 1^ warm weather is welcome, 

 '^^i^^^ and as the life in our clim- 

 ate during- the summer months is 

 larg-ely an outdoor one, any bit of 

 shade which Nature or art may pro- 

 vide to temper the rays of the sun is 

 welcomed. The ideas illustrated on 

 this pag-e may all be carried out at 

 slig-ht expense. 



The illustrations for crows' nests 

 sug-g-est places where one may re- 

 tire with a favorite volume. If the 

 climb into these retreats is too ven- 

 turesome for the older members of 

 the household, they will aflford much 

 enjoyment for the young-er ones. 

 Or' course the proper trees are nec- 

 essary, and as no two are alike the 



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Fig. 1841. A Lofty Crow's Nest. 



Fig. 1842. A Shauy Seat at the Tennis Court. 



carpenter will have to adapt his construction to the 

 enforced requirements of size and growth. 



In the arrang-ement for the shady seat at the 

 tennis court, roug-h cedar posts are planted firmly 

 about eig-ht feet apart, three feet below and seven 

 feet above ground, and a framework is built across 

 ;it the top, and a double seat with back constructed 

 lietween. The framework at the top should come 

 forward four and a half feet from the end parts on 

 each side, making the top nine feet over all. A 

 series of hoops is carried along one foot apart, giving 

 ;i curved top. The brackets for this top and the arms 

 and legs of the seat may be made from rough limbs 

 with the bark left on. The same material is used 

 for braces. If gnarled limbs can be obtained for 

 these all the better, but the framework is of second, 

 ary importance as it will be covered with vines by the 

 middle of the summer. 



A more simple mode of construction would be to 

 make the top flat. For this use straight pieces in- 

 stead of hoops. The effect will be less picturesque, 

 but when covered with vines it will make but little 

 difference. If possible face the seats north and 

 south, as more shade will be obtained from the 

 ends when the sun is low in the afternoon. 



Often shade is needed at some special point on 

 the lawn, and the illustration given of a summer- 

 house with a double-domed roof and two circular 

 seats offers suggestions for that purpose. 



