Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

 a sweet song, and seems to be a combination of the songsparrows and yellowbirds. The mists have disappeared and the sun is climbing. I start out. Approach farm dwelling. all the familiar farm sounds. Robin, Oriole in apple tree facing the sun. Pigs. Calf bawls, turkey gobbles.(HT)Flicker gives a call similar to nuthatch. Chipmunk. While stopping to look at rattlesnake plantain patch see cranefly att¬ached to plant by a web, which held him secure despite his heroic efforts to free himself with his wings. I wondered why he did not leave his leg behind him as they an do when picked up by a person. I