Pearls and PebblesDundurn, 1999. 11. 15. - 211페이지 How fitting to close out the 20th century with a brand new edition of Pearls & Pebbles by the noted chronicler of pioneer life, Catharine Parr Traill. Published in 1894, Pearls & Pebbles is an unusual book with a lasting charm, in which the author's broad focus ranges from the Canadian natural environment to early settlement of Upper Canada. Through Traill's eyes, we see the life of the pioneer woman, the disappearance of the forest, and the corresponding changes in the life of the Native Canadians who have inhabited that forest. Editor Elizabeth Thompson reminds us of the significance of the writings by Traill, the aged author/naturalist, who felt that the hours spent gathering the pebbles and pearls from her notebooks and journals written in the backwoods of Canada was not time wasted. |
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... nest of birch twigs ; no moss , nor hair , nor any soft materials are employed for the cradles of the tiny little brood . What brings these tiny birds back to the old summer haunts ? is it mem- ory ? Or is it that unerring , mysterious ...
... us . One day they are seen building their temporary nests in our groves and forests , in our garden bushes and orchards , in. House Wren , by Thomas McIlwraith , in Birds of Ontario ( 1894 ) . MEMORIES OF A MAY MORNING 17.
... nest for the reception of the unknown family . I can fancy the lively discussion that is being carried on between the lit- tle pair , where to make choice of the best and safest situation for the nest . That syringa opposite the drawing ...
... nest , coming back and diligently picking up all the bits she could see . Noticing that she was so well pleased with this new building material , we added some more scraps and some tufts of cotton wool to the supply . Charmed with her ...
Catharine Parr Traill Elizabeth Helen Thompson. seemed to cling to the coveted nest , for an accident , which might have ended fatally to the catbird , befell her one day . When about to leave the nest her legs became entangled in some ...
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MORE ABOUT MY FEATHERED FRIENDS | 32 |
A DEFENSE | 45 |
NOTES FROM MY OLD DIARY | 49 |
THOUGHTS ON VEGETABLE INSTINCT | 109 |
SOME CURIOUS PLANTS | 115 |
SOME VARIETIES OF POLLEN | 120 |
THE CRANBERRY MARSH | 123 |
OUR NATIVE GRASSES | 126 |
INDIAN GRASS | 132 |
MOSSES AND LICHENS | 136 |
THE INDIAN MOSS BAG | 141 |
THE SPIDER | 58 |
PROSPECTING AND WHAT I FOUND IN MY DIGGING | 62 |
THE ROBIN AND THE MIRROR | 65 |
IN THE CANADIAN WOODS | 67 |
THE FIRST DEATH IN THE CLEARING | 82 |
ALONE IN THE FOREST | 90 |
ON THE ISLAND OF MINNEWAWA | 99 |
THE CHILDREN OF THE FOREST | 103 |
SOMETHING GATHERS UP THE FRAGMENTS | 144 |
APPENDIX A | 151 |
APPENDIX B | 181 |
APPENDIX C | 183 |
ENDNOTES | 187 |
ILLUSTRATION CREDITS | 199 |
INDEX | 203 |