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one looks far below to see the brook.  At one of the sequestered spots
we saw quite a lot of beautiful birds -- dark blue in color.
On our way through we gathered a nice lot of the Christmas
fern.  When we reached the River R'd it was rapidly approaching 
12.  We now hastened onward, reached Orange Grove by 12,
crossed the river and walked up to our ravine.  We entered the
ravine.  At Candle Camp we decided to eat dinner.  We crossed the
stream and built our fire near the stream of good water.  After dinner, we started homeward each collecting on our way a basket of
moss.  We stopped long enough at our spring to clear it of
leaves.  From the spring we went up the hillside past the
open field.  Near it we found an oak with mistletoe.  We
finally reached Hilton Av at the car about 5.30 P.M.  I reached 
home about 6.30 P.M.

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Dec. 29, 1900.  A trip to Loreby. We met at the Gay St. station of
the B. & O. R.R. and took the 8.15 A.M. train.  Mr. W. had provided
himself with a camera.  We had about 20 min. to wait for the train
so we occupied this time in learning how to manipulate the
camera.  Our train arrived in due time and half an hour later we were 
in Loreby.  We started at once for the old Day mansion, but we'd
        