John Burroughs Quotes:
Ocupation: Essayist
Life: April 3, 1837 - March 29, 1921
Birthday: April 3
Death: March 29
For two summers not a blue wing, not a blue warble. I seemed to miss something kindred and precious from my environment--the visible embodiment of the tender sky and wistful soil. What a loss, I said, to coming generations of dwellers in the country--no bluebird in spring!
source: Neltje Blanchan, John Burroughs (2016). “Bird Neighbors - An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifty Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes”, p.7, Read Books Ltd
topic: Summer, Country, Spring, Bluebird
