ILLUSTRATIONS 



The paddock .............. 106 



Bantams in the snow ............ 106 



The woodlot with comfortably simple house was ours . . .107 

 Baltimore oriole about three weeks old ....... 114 



The open window under the eaves between the two trees . .115 

 Wood thrush babies ............ 120 



Baby song sparrows ............ 121 



Water lilies in a hidden corner of the bay ...... 142 



A grassy path to the tea house ... ...... 142 



The lake tempers the breeze from the hot prairies . . . .143 



In the early spring the shore is gay with marsh marigolds and 



dandelions .............. 143 



Our shore from the new pier . . . . ...... 148 



Our house was slowly becoming enclosed in dense foliage . .149 

 Nan nine days old .......... . 162 



Nan two weeks old ... ......... 162 



Nan seven weeks old ............ ifa 



The upstairs porch ... .......... jyft 



The shrubbery from the upstairs porch ....... 182 



The tent ........ ...... .183 



Ready for the night ... ......... jg^ 



Novel effects of light each changing hour ...... 192 



Two nature lovers . ........... jg 2 



The entrance at the east ...... ..... !93 



"I and Jack got up real early and fished" . . . . . 2O4 



An hour's catch ....... ...... 204 



"We like peanuts too" . . . . . . - 4 ... . . 205 



Blissful moments ...... .. v . . 2O1 - 



The lotus 



Kingfishers' nests ........... 2I g 



Green herons thirteen days old ....... 2I g 



The little grand-daughter 



Now indeed is the country divine 



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