Stowe notes, letters and verses . felt the benefit of the woodvery much, for whereas it has been extremely cold anddisagreeable in the village, or anywhere where the south-west wind strikes, we have felt little discomfort, andonly realized how bleak the weather was by driving outto the village, etc. Last night was full moon, I think. I tried the bob onthe crust over the mowing; it did not go very well, as thedrifts interfered. But I never saw a more beautifulnight. It was almost as light as day. The whole sur-face of the slope, where the lighter snow clung in longwavy lines to the crust, had t
Stowe notes, letters and verses . felt the benefit of the woodvery much, for whereas it has been extremely cold anddisagreeable in the village, or anywhere where the south-west wind strikes, we have felt little discomfort, andonly realized how bleak the weather was by driving outto the village, etc. Last night was full moon, I think. I tried the bob onthe crust over the mowing; it did not go very well, as thedrifts interfered. But I never saw a more beautifulnight. It was almost as light as day. The whole sur-face of the slope, where the lighter snow clung in longwavy lines to the crust, had the ribbed look of seasand—little drifts with a sharp edge, the other sideswept off by the wind, in the same manner as undertowdeals with light sand. The days are getting long again, and the sunset be-gins to creep up a little to the north beyond the edge ofthe woods. Yesterday I think I saw the first of the warblers, themyrtle warbler, but I am not sure. However, the birdsin the swamp were not strictly winter birds, but such as.
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