“Is there any sign of spring quite so welcome as the glint of the first bluebird unless it is his softly whistled song? No wonder the bird has become the symbol for happiness. Before the farmer begins to plough the wet earth, often while snow is still on the ground, this hardy little minstrel is making himself very much at home in our orchards and gardens while waiting for a mate to arrive from the South.” FirstsLittlesStillsHomeEarthSongWaitingWonderSpringBirdGardenSouthSnowWelcomeSymbolsFarmersMatesWetHardyOrchardBluebirdMinstrels Author:Neltje Blanchan
“I see upon their noble brows the seal of the Lord, for they were born kings of the earth far more truly than those who possess it only from having bought it.” EarthBornLordKingsNobleSandFarmsFarmersFarmingSealsBrowsFarming And Farmers Book:The Haunted Pool: (La Mare Au Diable). Source: The Haunted Pool: (La Mare Au Diable).
“The life of the earth comes up with a rush in the springtime. All the wild seeds of weed and thistle, the sprouts of vine and bush and tree, are trying to take the fields. Farmers must fight them with harrow and plow and hoe; they must plant the good seeds quickly.” TryingEarthFightingTreeFieldsSpringPlantCome UpSeedsWeedFarmersFarmingSpringtimeVinesSproutsHoeThistles Book:Farmer Boy Source: Farmer Boy