ILLUSTRATIONS 



Each June I turn into the cow lane that leads to neighbor- 

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Below a murhy pit lies darkling, rich in blacks 27 



/ come back from my pilgrimage with brushes clean, 



my canvas all untouched 41 



Unknown to me, the garden has been reaching out 59 



This little gully is a thoroughfare for birds 87 



It is a pleasant prospect, this first border 103 



The lure for me lay in the clouds that took the bay at 



a fine gallop and went racing out to sea 137 



This pond is for me a place of high excitement 165 



/ missed the whir of knives, the rattle of the chains, 



the driver's ringing call 181 



Seated on the top of an embankment, I spread my bait 



enticingly upon my lap 221 



Our crowning achievement in my eyes was our first 



transplanted cedar 241 



Here he finds it pleasant to lie still and watch the 



flickering shadows of the willow 265 



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