April 5.—We thought of one of Burns' Works during our stroll today:
"I see the spreading leaves and flowers, I hear the wild birds singing;"
Spring has come! Trees are simply jumping into growth and the countryside "picture" is changing daily. The single Cherry trees are truly beautiful now, the flowers appear too delicate to withstand any wind or rain and we hope that the next storm will postpone its v until more people have had a chance to admire them. The double varieties will have their day later. We saw a nice bed of Arabis today—the White Rock of English gardens—and we decided
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