ILLUSTRATIONS 



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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 H 2 



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 162 



The upstairs porch 176 



The shrubbery from the upstairs porch 182 



The tent 183 



Ready for the night 183 



Novel effects of light each changing hour 192 



Two nature lovers 192 



The entrance at the east 193 



"I and Jack got up real early and fished" 204 



An hour's catch 204 



"We like peanuts too" 205 



Blissful moments 205 



The lotus 218 



Kingfishers' nests 218 



Green herons thirteen days old 219 



The little grand-daughter 219 



Now indeed is the country divine 252 



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