I wish I were among the storms winds of the N for a while all sights sounds are strange here (The winds go among the long
folds tassels of long moss the broad shining live oaks the dry longfingered leaves of the palmettos over hundreds of strange
vines bushes gathering up a burden sounds that on Northman can read The streams speak only in low whispers ever in deepest
shade muffled with illegible that dips upon them from banks above The birds are mostly strange it requires much time to become
accustomed to the voices, the mocking bird is a very fine singer and a noble good looking bird many of the smaller wood birds
are perfect gems both in song appearance I think that some of our northern birds that winter here get a foreign accent even
the crow it seems to me puts on airs caws in a different language) The climate of these Keys is perfectly delightful in the
winter when the sun shines with its very best light just the same in quality as that which fills the balmy days of your Indian
summer I known of but one deciduous tree or bush on the island all retain their green leaves without any of the tints of Autumn
but plant green here is not so bright pure as it is at the N because the grass leaves are coarser stand more upright because
the sun beams so glance blaze upon the glossy thick evergreen leaves of the trees which are so abundant that the whole green
of the landscape is mixed whitened I have repeatedly gone up to examine a bush that seemed to be white with flowers but which
had only bright leaves We often go the house top to see the sun set we obtain a splendid view of land water sea It could not
be more beautifully arranged I never saw more beautiful sunsets anywhere the sky colored to the most perfect loveliness
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