In the Sierra 



ind liverworts ; watching the busy ants and 

 beetles and other small people at work and 

 play like squirrels and bears in a forest ; 

 studying the formation of lakes and meadows, 

 moraines, mountain sculpture ; making small 

 beginnings in these directions, charmed by 

 :he serene beauty of everything. 



The day has been extra cloudy, though 

 bright on the whole, for the clouds were 

 brighter than common. Clouds about .15, 

 r hich in Switzerland would be considered 

 extra clear. Probably more free sunshine falls 

 on this majestic range than on any other in 

 :he world I 've ever seen or heard of. It has 

 :he brightest weather, brightest glacier-pol- 

 ished rocks, the greatest abundance of irised 

 ;pray from its glorious waterfalls, the bright- 

 est forests of silver firs and silver pines, more 

 ;tar-shine, moonshine, and perhaps more crys- 

 tal-shine than any other mountain chain, and 

 its countless mirror lakes, having more light 

 poured into them, glow and spangle most. 

 And how glorious the shining after the short 



