Trail Wood #84 Earl Plato
Edwin Way Teale enjoyed life in its natural setting at Trail Wood in the state of Connecticut. Here in a mid-April report we sense his feelings.
“ Once more I am beside the brook adding rocks to he dam. I have been working for some time when I notice a gray squirrel. I see it stop its search for food among the fallen leaves. In sheer exuberance and well-being it leaps, whirls, races - apparently just for fun, just for the joy of activity. It is bright and sleek. It is in the springtime of its life and the springtime of the year. Oh, to feel like a young squirrel on an April day! I stand envying the little animal…”
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