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2 of rocks. The buds of the poplar opened on the 19th of last month. Those of the oaks on the 24th May 1st was a fine hopeful
healthful cool bright day with plenty of the fragrance of new leaves flowers of the music of bugs birds from the 5th to 14th
was extremely warm - the thermom' averaging about 85 at noon in shade. Craggy banks of cumuli became common about illegible
King the dome. Flowers came in troops as the upper snows melted very fast raising the falls to their highest point? of glory
The waters of the Yosemite falls no longer floated softly downily like hanks of spent rockets but shoot at once to the bottom
with tremendous energy there is at least ten times that amount of water in the valley that there was when you were here. In
crossing the valley we had to 3 sail in the boat The river paid but little attention to its banks, flowing over the meadow
in great river like sheets. But last Sunday 15th was a dark day - the rich streams of heat illegible were withheld-the thermom'
fell suddenly to 35 down among the verdant hanks of new leaves, groves of half - open ferns, thick settlements of confident
flowers came heavy snow in big blinding flakes coming down with a steady gait taking their places gracefully upon shrinking
leaves petals as if they were doing exactly right. The whole day was snowy stormy like a piece of early winter. Snow fell
also on the 16th A good many of the ferns delicate flr's are killed There is about fifty visitors in the valley at present
When are you the Doctor coming