CONTENTS. 



PART L IN WINTER. 



PAGE 



A WINTER SUNRISE. ..... i 



MIDWINTER MINSTRELSY .... 8 



A COLD WAVE 14 



THE WOODS IN WINTER 22 



OLD ALMANACS ...... 29 



A QUAKER CHRISTMAS . . . . .41 



A NEW PLACE TO LOAF 46 



ROUND ABOUT A SPRING IN WINTER . .51 



A BAY-SIDE OUTING 60 



FREE FOR THE DAY . . . . .66 



AN OPEN WINTER 82 



A FOGGY MORNING 89 



THE OLD FARM'S WOOD-PILE ... 96 



PART I I. IN SPRING. 



THE APRIL MOON 105 



CONCERNING SMALL OWLS . . . . in 

 A HIDDEN HIGHWAY 117 



