elm-loving

Updated: June 20, 2025

"The snowbird twittered on the beechen bough, And 'neath the hemlock, whose thick branches bent Beneath its bright, cold burden, and kept dry A circle, on the earth, of withered leaves, The partridge found a shelter." Both Bryant and Longfellow put their spring bluebird in the elm, which is a much better place for the oriole, the elm-loving oriole. The bluebird prefers a humbler perch.

John Burroughs - The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton