This house is surrounded by an old-fashioned garden 
containing roses, poppies, and the wild flowers transplanted 
from the regions where they were found on mountain hikes, 
such as the azaleas and the Mount Hood lilies. It faces the 
old “Main Street”? which has now become the county road; 
and the madrones, oaks, giant firs, and redwoods edge 
the forest, which stands guard all about it. The hills are so 
near that they could almost touch tops, while Mount Peter 
and Mount Paul fill up the eastern end of the valley. There, — 
almost every evening, sunset colors tint the masses of clouds © 
that get tangled in the forests on the slopes that tower 
peak about peak into the heavens. 
Lovers of many wild animals are these owners ‘a 
Oregon—Taken by Mrs. C. E. Forsyth 
Hesuee and Careless Mothers: Chipping Sparrow and Junco 
Golden: choice foods are spread in protected places; clean 
water is arranged for private baths; and bird houses are 
fastened on dwellings, church, schoolhouse, telephone poles 
and trees, so that all kinds of tenants may find their heart’s 
desires as to location, satisfied. In handy places about the 
house are guns to be snatched at the bird cry which tells 
that a hawk or an owl threatens, and the new population 
of the village has grown so large that one has to be careful | 
not to step upon a young and careless creature in the paths 
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