His clothes had been made of some stuff that was brown holland probably, but it was covered with patches all over, with bright patches, blue, red, and yellow—patches on the back, patches on the front, patches on elbows, on knees; coloured binding around his jacket, scarlet edging at the bottom of his trousers; and the […]
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He lay with his head against its side. Its ribs lifted and fell with its breathing. It rested its chin on his hand. It had a few short hairs there that prickled him. He had been cudgeling his wits for an excuse to bring the fawn inside at night to sleep with him, and now
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They are seen in numbers varying from a dozen to many hundreds, tumbling over the surface of the sea, or making arching leaps, plunging again on the same curve, or darting high and falling diagonally sideways upon the water… accompanied by a report that may be heard at some distance.” C.M. Scammon, 1874. These are sleek
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Fillet of a fenny snake, In the caldron boil and bake; Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder’s fork, and blind-worm’s sting, Lizard’s leg, and owlet’s wing,— For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. – The three witches, Macbeth. William Shakespeare. Rough-skinned newts are the most commonly encountered
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Make hay while the sun shines. – unknown This is a small mammal found at higher elevations in the North America from central British Columbia and south along Rockies, Cascades, and Sierra to California, Utah, and New Mexico. These small critters live in talus fields with adjacent areas of grass and forbs for forage. They look
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