The Lay of the Land by Dallas Lore Sharp (Yesterday's Classics) Educators bringing the slippers along

bringing the slippers along

the wings of the swan like the stretching light of the river

Juan makes his own small garden in the hope that at least one family of swallows will nest there when they return

There was just one problem

The Lay of the Land by Dallas Lore Sharp (Yesterday's Classics) Educators bringing the slippers alongA series of nature sketches, whose topics range from muskrats building for winter to buzzards nesting in the swamp, written in a way that encourages in the reader the habit of close observation. That the substance for most of the essays comes from personal observation of a small tract of land over a number of years illustrates how much can be discovered through regular observation in all seasons. In the final chapter he urges readers to adopt a