. The chronicles of a garden: its pets and its pleasures. *?itiiniur. As now, on some delicious eve,We, in our sweet sequesterd orchard-plot,Sit on the tree crookd earthward; whose old boughs,That hang above us in an arborous roof,Stirrd by the faint gale of departing day,Send their loose blossoms slanting oer our heads. C0LEHID( IN leaving spring and entering upon summer the tran-sition is so gradual tliat we scarcely know whether toclass the month of ]May as the last of the S2)ring monthsor the first of those of summer; much depends on theweather, but perhaps it is the condjination of sp
. The chronicles of a garden: its pets and its pleasures. *?itiiniur. As now, on some delicious eve,We, in our sweet sequesterd orchard-plot,Sit on the tree crookd earthward; whose old boughs,That hang above us in an arborous roof,Stirrd by the faint gale of departing day,Send their loose blossoms slanting oer our heads. C0LEHID( IN leaving spring and entering upon summer the tran-sition is so gradual tliat we scarcely know whether toclass the month of ]May as the last of the S2)ring monthsor the first of those of summer; much depends on theweather, but perhaps it is the condjination of spring withsummer that makes this month so universal a favouritewith old and young. In Scotland, however, it is rarely / 6 THE CHRONICLES OF A GARDEN. warm enough to allow of what may be classed as one ofthe chief pleasures of summer in the garden, I mean sitting-out of doors, or rather, living as much as possible in theopen air. It is not merely when actually at work in thegarden that this pleasure may be enjoyed ; but reading,sewing, and even writing may be carried on out of doors,and much quiet enjoyment derived from doing so. I haveoften wondered why people so seldom avail themselves ofthis luxury; they will live year after year in the countryand never go out except for a walk or a drive,—scarcelyeven for that dehcious in
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