CHAPTER VII ai 
A RAMBLE IN MAY 
Let me see! To-day is the 28th of May. The sun 
is shining gloriously ; there are a few fleecy clouds 
in the sky, the light is brilliant, and there is every 
prospect of good weather. I think we ought to go 
for a ramble and see Mother Nature at work. I 
have no doubt we shall find plenty of food for 
thought. The birds are as busy as they can be. 
T awoke early this morning to hear a glorious chorus ; 
a flood of song seemed to stream through my 
windows along with the sunshine and the sweet 
fragrance of the garden. The flowers are every day 
increasing in numbers, and there should be plenty 
of insects to entertain and instruct us. 
We must see that we are properly equipped for 
our day’s work. We shall walk a fair distance, not 
keeping to the beaten track all the way, so we had 
better wear some old, easy shoes; and as we may 
have to clamber over rocks, and even lie on the 
ground in stalking some animals, it will be wise to 
put on old clothes. It is a real nuisance to have to 
think about one’s clothes when one is out for a 
day’s Nature-work; I am sure a fastidious dude 
could not be a naturalist. It will probably be 
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