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A Hunting Trip 



one from solitary musings as he makes a 

 plunge for the protection of the giant oak, 

 then a bee-line out of sight, leaving in his wake 

 a whirlwind filled with newly fallen leaves. 

 The red squirrels working like Trojans 



Our First Visitor. 



gathering their winter supply of nuts and 

 acorns, disturbed, run up a tree, perch on a 

 limb, and attract attention by their angry 

 stuttering. The leaves of the maple be- 

 ginning to turn scarlet; the deep purple leaves 



