The courtships are very amusing and peculiar, but similar to that of all animals – there being the same impetuosity of the of the male, and the pretended reluctance of the – female. A huge ring around the moon –
...the sight of trains moving back & forth, sending forth great fluffs of steam, made one think “what a wonderful world it is, after all”
A mild day – partly cloudy, with the sun breaking thru.
On the way to school, we saw a robin sitting on an apple tree; suddenly he burst into song. How he must have worshiped the sky and sun to sing such a wonderful song.
On one day, Cathie showed us the work she had been doing lately — She has made a big advance over work we had previously seen – Her work has boldness, and she seems to grasp quickly the essentials of a mood, or scene. We liked them all...
About midafternoon light rain commences to fall...
I woke while it was yet night, a March gale blowing across the land; the moon was shining clear, and a brilliant star was rising in the east –
A cold sparkling day. Sun melts snow rapidly.
At its rising it had a hazy, rich carnival cast which fore-told rain to come. A soft-moist wind from the southwest.
A few moments ago I heard someone beating a carpet. Perhaps they are a little premature in their vernal house-cleaning, but that does not rob the sound of its expressiveness.