CHAPTER VI 



BIKD BATHS 



John BtrEROiTGHs, in his description of a gar- 

 den, has told us that "To love the birds, to appreci- 

 ate their place in the landscape," is one of the most 

 important things. It does much to bring happiness 

 into our lives. In the forming of a perfect garden, 

 many things are requisite and among them are 

 birds, flowers, bees, and the flashing butterfly who 

 darts joyously from flower to flower, a thing of 

 beauty and perishable as the day. Should anyone 

 doubt the truth of these assertions, let him seat 

 himself in some retired spot during a beautiful day 

 in the month of roses. He can then listen to the 

 song of the birds, caroling as they sway on the 

 branches of the trees above our heads, nestling at 

 our feet, or hidden away deep down in the heart of 

 the flower beds. Birds are everywhere, they flit in 

 and out of the garden, sipping sweet nectar from 

 the blossoming plants, and flaunting their bright 



colors when catching the sunshine as they swing by. 



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