1891
March 25
(No 8)
day although the season seems quite far enough
advanced for them to be in full blast. Surely
they should be out as early as turtles and
snakes! (Faxon heard Rana sylvatica today at Foxbury)
  Our drive home was a fitting close to 
the long, restful, delightful day.  As we entered
the Willows the sun was setting and its
level beams threw a strong light on the tops
of the trees, the road itself being in shadow.
A great flock of Crows (Bolles counted forty five)
straggled off in a long, swarming line northbound
apparently starting on a migratory flight
but perhaps on the way to a roost!
A Must Rat kept abreast of us for a
little way cleaving a deep furrow in the
smooth surface of the ditch on the
right of the road and finally humping his
back and diving so smoothly as to leave
scarcely a ring on the spot where he
disappeared. Near the Payson place
more Crows, a small flock, starting on
a flight but heading first west and
then nearly south-west.
  The wind blew cold and strong and the
light was fading fast when we reached
home at about six o'clock.