| 单词 | birch tree |
| 例句 | Today we skipped right past the copse of birch trees and into the clearing. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Then everyone let go at the same time and the Po-2, heavy with bombs, struggled up from the sandy soil to climb above the pine or birch trees. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He stepped from behind a white birch tree and he had a dark rifle held up to his shoulder. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z By the time I found a small spring-fed pool nestled among some birch trees, I could see the sky purpling into dusk behind the trees. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z About midway through, the limbs of a stand of birch tree hold up the forest's form like women's bones. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Among the junipers and the birch trees on the moor we practise company drill each day. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Ash and birch trees clustered on either side of the road, and birds flitted on the branches and twittered at Anya as she passed. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She learned that they lived in wigwams, not teepees, and that they made canoes from the bark of a single white birch tree, removed in one piece so as not to kill it. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I follow her gaze out across the pond to the fringe of pine and white birch trees on the other shore. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I met him by a leafless birch tree on the edge of the ravine. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z There, a birch tree angled out from the stone wall. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Hatsue found under birch trees a half-dozen destroying angels and pointed them out to her daughters. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He grabs my hand and we walk four blocks, quick but inconspicuous, until we come to a solitary house set back into a stand of birch trees. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The mourning regiment planted a little birch tree for the three young women over their grave. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I think about the first time I ever saw a birch tree; about the last time I saw Julian; about the first sentence that I ever learned in Greek. χαλεπá τá καλá. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The shock of first seeing a birch tree at night, rising up in the dark as cool and slim as a ghost. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Finally, Ken reached a place on Warsaw Boulevard next to a grove of birch trees. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I could see a squirrel up in one of the birch trees, a big crow looking at me from a boulder along the river. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The village square was decorated with a hodgepodge of greenery, flowers, and leafy garlands, plus a small birch tree the villagers had moved from the forest to the square. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z There’d been a birch tree by the upper walls of the mill. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The villagers who still practiced the old Slavist rituals would decorate birch trees, string up flowers and branches, and leave extra offerings for the rusalki. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She had just the type of tree in mind: a pretty birch tree with its wild orange leaves in contrast over white bark. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The aspens and birch trees, however, were still bent like Indian bows. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z But most beautiful are the woods with their line of birch trees. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked over to a young birch tree, cut off several long strips of bark, and brought them back to her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z From the elegant boardwalk surrounded by pine and birch trees, I looked out at these naturists and wondered what I always wonder: What is it like to feel free like that? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She skulked around bushes and hid behind the skinny trunk of a birch tree, which wouldn’t have actually disguised anything if Drew happened to turn around as he crossed the street. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The path led them into a grey wood of thin, pale birch trees. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “You make it sound so easy,” she said, catching an apricot-colored leaf in midair as Tony whacked the mottled white trunk of a birch tree. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Once, when he was seven years old and his family lived near Milwaukee, a drunken hunter drove a snowmobile full-speed into an old birch tree. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Weather-beaten limestone cliffs rise up to a bell-shaped opening of birch trees where the waterfall thunders. Cuba libre: exploring the island by campervan 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z Higher still, my ears popped, and we began to pass farms, pine forests with grand firs and spruce and stands of birch trees, ice-covered lakes and frozen waterfalls. A U.S. traveler’s urge to see Norway is all in his genes 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Planter boxes filled with the stumps of birch trees form a kind of stockade fence between the foyer and the dining room, where two big squares of artificial plants simulate a green wall. Uncle Lou Is a Restaurant for People Who Love Chinatown 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z There was snow on the ground and gray ice on the pond, and the birch trees caught the afternoon light. In Putin’s Nationalist Russia, a Tolstoy as Cultural Diplomat 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z The décor successfully combines birch tree trunks with Korean pop videos. Critic’s Notebook: Pete Wells Explores Korean Restaurants in Queens 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z So he sold the château but kept La Datcha and two and a half acres around it, including a rustling grove of birch trees. Pierre Bergé calls on Jacques Grange to Decorate his Russian-Style Dacha 2014-02-07T05:00:00Z And one painting that I loved, overlooked in the critique, was a little image — in effect, a painter’s finger exercise — of the crown of a birch tree against the sky. Perspective | Art in the wild? It’s worth your full attention. 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z As we stood beneath the snowy mantle of maple and birch trees, I asked Mr. Brodhead, who was instrumental in developing the town-to-town Highland Lodge ski trail, about the origin of this unusual tour. Skiing Town to Town in a Magical Corner of Vermont 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z The two main hiking trails lead through a hemlock forest mixed with white pine, oak, hickory and birch trees that cover the trails with a colorful blanket of leaves every October. A fall guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z White paper birch trees, thin layers of bark peeling off and waving in the breeze, lined the trail. An Alaska National Park as Big as Connecticut. Annual Visitors? 23,000. 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z The house was built with the bluestone and birch trees from the property, so the nature and the house itself are already one and the same. House Tour: Stone Ridge, N.Y. 2010-07-15T21:39:00Z It’s of white birch trees against a yellow background. A Collection That Owes Its Existence to a ‘Carpe Diem’ Event 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z The world on the train goes on at its own pace as it devours the railway miles, silver birch trees standing sentry along the line. How the Trans-Siberian railway became the love train 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z Ella possesses an agreeable scruffiness, the tea plantations and noble birch trees sharing the landscape with a host of ramshackle restaurants and guesthouses. In the Hills of Sri Lanka’s Tea Country 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Mine looked a little like a forest of birch trees. A Visit to the Head Spa 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Ravenous | Sotkamo in Midsummer A mist floats over a lake bordered by lodgepole pines, towering spruces and birch trees dotted with young leaves. | Sotkamo in Midsummer 2012-07-24T13:00:53Z Here at Camp Long, tucked amid spruce and birch trees, past a sprawling expanse of meadow, rustic cabins and a king-size campfire ring, Trenton Fernandez is preparing for his first rock climb. We celebrate the outdoors right here in town at Camp Long 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Beforehand, tune up for the night by paying tribute to Finland’s most famous composer at the nearby Sibelius monument, which resembles a fusion of birch trees and organ pipes. 36 Hours in Helsinki, Finland 2012-07-05T19:02:13Z The show is organized more or less chronologically, though it begins with a new piece, Hopscotch, in which images from their career are projected beside a grove of birch trees. Quay Brothers at MoMA: Bending Realities for People and Puppets 2012-08-10T12:16:29Z The 1.2-mile Brooks Falls Trail cuts through a forest of spruce and birch trees and a seemingly endless array of green mosses and colorful lichens. At Katmai National Park in Alaska, Bears Rule 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Brush-painted renderings of blueberries, birch trees, lighthouses and sailboats adorned the porcelain works. Think Freeport is all outlets? Made in Maine shops will show you otherwise. 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z A Month in the Country Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester The first thing to hit you is Paul Brown's set: a Russian country garden filled with beech and birch trees whose branches overhang the whole auditorium. A Month in the Country 2010-10-01T20:29:00Z A redefinition of concepts like homeland, patriotism, roots and heritage is under way, a search for new metaphors, a new poetics, something different from "blood and my mother and the weeping birch tree". Poland's artists now speak to the world 2011-04-04T21:00:00Z The front garden is a strikingly restrained composition of a stone terrace and birch trees. The curtain falls on Ireland’s most famous private garden 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z The 2 1/2 -hour drive is a picturesque trek past stands of firs and birch trees clutching the steep mountainsides, which loom above like white-capped granite tidal waves. ‘America’s oldest ski shop’ is a New Hampshire landmark 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z In another letter he wrote that birch trees “show like girls in light summer dresses.” Ralph Ellison’s Letters Offer the Pleasures of Big Ideas and Everyday Life 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z His book is flecked with wide-awake observations: the way rumpled birch trees resemble “crushed cigarettes after a party”; how the menus in a diner are “commandment-size.” Review: ‘The Point of Vanishing,’ Howard Axelrod’s Memoir About Solitude 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z “If I’m daydreaming about my childhood, I go, ‘I don’t remember what happened to the sandbox, I remember how much I loved the birch tree.’ A Composer’s ‘Travel Guide’ to His Family’s Unspoken Past 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z There's still a touch of anti-metropolitan sentiment if you look hard, but today Hugh's gaff is a peaceful ruin where, when the birch trees bend in the wind, your imagination soars. Bungay - the perfect country retreat 2010-12-21T10:57:00Z Rena Effendi, Still Life: a birch tree grows inside a gym in the abandoned city of Prypiats, Ukraine, evacuated after the Chernobyl disaster. Prix Pictet shortlist open the shutters on power 2012-07-04T22:00:01Z The way is utterly peaceful, passing swamps and large swathes of larch, spruce and silver birch trees through which the sinuous road offers panoramas stretching to the horizon. 10 great road trips around the world: readers’ tips 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z They've wiped their memories clean of the laments of dying soldiers under birch trees, recited at endless school assemblies. Poland's artists now speak to the world 2011-04-04T21:00:00Z Because the sense of authenticity — a fragile, volatile creation in even the simplest lyric about birch trees — is pressured from multiple angles in the contemporary war poem. What Does a Poet Know About War? 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Bouncing down the slope, each of us weaving our own path between gnarled birch trees, we not only get face shots but send snow clouds billowing up and over our heads with every turn. The Japanese island where powder snow is almost guaranteed during the month of January 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Bouillon of Steamed Birchwood, Chanterelles and Fresh Hazelnut Chop down one 12 metre birch tree and soak in an ice bath to lock in the flavours. Digested read: Noma: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine by Rene Redzepi 2010-11-22T21:00:00Z A number of conifers are candidates for the Official Evergreen of Winter, but among the leaf-shedding shade trees there is just one superstar, the birch tree with its peeling snow-white bark. Longing for the snow-white birch tree of our northern neighbors 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z In Saskatchewan and Manitoba, just after the snow melts but before flowers start to bud, Pat Bruderer, 67, searches for paper birch trees. How Indigenous artists are reinvigorating the art of birch bark biting 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z The earth goes flat and monochromatic, and, especially in November, dry corn shocks and leafless birch trees dominate the view, reminiscent of the American Midwest where I grew up. Stalking the Trump Family’s Roots 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z We pass through the gates of Yasnaya Polyana and walk up the drive, past an ornamental lake, under an avenue of tall birch trees. Tolstoy's great estate 2010-11-20T00:07:00Z The hike: The Lime Kiln trail cuts a gentle route through Robe Canyon Park as it passes birch trees, blackberry brambles and occasional evergreens. A Hike and a Happy Hour: Trek to a mossy lime kiln, then savor a hoppy brew 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z The painting, which depicts the shoreline of a lake with two birch trees to the right of it, is in the square format that both Klimt and Monet used during those years. Inside Art: The Met Buys a Hans Sch?ufelein Work 2011-11-03T20:00:22Z The Leckie garden’s elements include outdoor classroom spaces, a vegetable garden in raised beds, a grove of birch trees, a meadow garden, perennial beds and that essential marker of a working garden: the shed. As school gardens spread, so do the teaching moments 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z On a windy summer’s day, the bracken under the young birch trees shivers with green light. Homage to the Scottish Highlands: walking in the Cairngorms 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z Mulch and leaves are scattered around the perimeter, and birch trees touch tips above the racks. Virgil Abloh Isn’t SHOUTING (He Just LIKES Capital Letters) 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z In “Blue Rain,” they add the bark to birch trees near a little cabin, seen through a veil of long, slanting strokes that approximate precipitation. A Final Rhapsody in Blue From Matthew Wong 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Scores of hammocks will be suspended in a forest of oak and birch trees. Architecture Review: Plan for Governors Island Has Hills, Views and Hammocks 2010-04-12T22:21:00Z Price’s answer: birch trees sourced from the property, cut and dried out to create a divider. Bring the outside in with biomimicry | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Patient, calm horses slowly step along a rock-and-soil trail lined with vibrant yellow yarrow, green sage, rustling birch trees and fierce pink-purple fireweed. Saddle up: A Western road trip to Methow | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z BAMBLE, Norway — About 110 miles south of Oslo, along a highway lined with pine and birch trees, a shiny fueling station offers a glimpse of a future where electric vehicles rule. In Norway, the Electric Vehicle Future Has Already Arrived 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Rather, it’s when a birch tree maypole descends from the skies and Soo leads the chorus in an exhilarating “The Lusty Month of May.” Review | ‘Camelot’ gets the Aaron Sorkin treatment, with no happily-ever-aftering 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z David Rockwell’s ingenious set plants the 17-member orchestra, conducted by John Bell, in the middle of the woods, with birch trees descending from the heavens as the characters embark on their forest quests. Review | Broadway’s ‘Into the Woods,’ now at the Kennedy Center, still enchants 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Ancient DNA: The Arctic was once a lush forest of birch trees, mastodons and hares. A Smarter Robot 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z In a bleak valley not far from Greenland’s massive ice sheet, scientists have reconstructed a rich ancient ecosystem, down to its roving mastodons and smooth-barked birch trees. Lost world in northern Greenland conjured from DNA in ancient soil 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z The DNA fragments suggest a mix of Arctic plants, like birch trees and willow shrubs, with ones that usually prefer warmer climates, like firs and cedars. Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z The plant DNA painted a picture of forests dominated by poplar and birch trees. Oldest Known DNA Paints Picture of a Once-Lush Arctic 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Every corner of the unmarked territory seemed to hold a personal or family memory: the first moose killed, an unusually large birch tree cherished by a mother, the first log cabin built by a grandfather. To Fight Climate Change, Canada Turns to Indigenous People to Save Its Forests 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Along the highway, birch trees had been felled by artillery, telephone cables slumped onto the road and the metal guardrails were twisted and perforated with shrapnel. Ukrainian Forces Enter Kherson, a Strategic Prize, in a Blow to Putin 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Years later, Suzanne Simard, then an ecologist with the British Columbia Ministry of Forests, demonstrated two-way carbon transfer in a forest between young Douglas fir and paper birch trees. Are Trees Talking Underground? For Scientists, It’s In Dispute. 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Now Green and Pate were trying to match a sheet of wallpaper with a birch tree design to the one already affixed to the wall. She's 86. She's 28. They love their hang time as the wallpaper queens of Los Angeles. 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z The DNA of the Kap Kobenhavn birch trees lacked many of the mutations that living species have, indicating that they were ancient. Oldest Known DNA Paints Picture of a Once-Lush Arctic 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z “I could just burn it all year, but I love it for fall, because it’s not a typical rose scent, with undertones of leather, birch tree and ebony wood.” Design pros share their favorite autumn-scented candles 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z As we continued to walk, we noticed a dampness in the air, and moss began to appear on the bark of hemlock, maple, and birch trees surrounding us. An eco-conscious family road trip through the Great Smoky Mountains | Provided by ST Content Studio 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z One of Iryna’s rituals is walking to the graveyard, passing through peeling birch trees in a daze. They fell deeply in love in Bucha. One Russian bullet ended it all. 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z The bay window that Hadley moved to frame the patio and birch trees, no longer faces the outside. Buffy Cafritz’s Bethesda, Md., house is offered at $2.9 million 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Together, they show that a region just 600 miles from the North Pole was once covered by a forest of poplar and birch trees inhabited by mastodons. Oldest Known DNA Paints Picture of a Once-Lush Arctic 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z The nearby store Bonnefire appears like a walk into the Canadian bush, with birch trees, canoes and log piles. A ‘wild west’ of marijuana shops grows in Toronto 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z On Aug. 6, 2020, Diana was walking Tima home from kindergarten, through the verdant birch trees of a smaller square nearby called Peoples’ Friendship Park. The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z For Latvians, sometimes they’re buried with soil from back home, sometimes they plant a seed from a birch tree, much beloved there. I wish the 58% of Russians supporting Putin could have met my Russian-born mom 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z After stopping to admire a large birch tree felled by beavers, Mr. Runtz confirmed their work ethic. Beaver Dams Mean No Love Lost for Canada’s Emblematic Animal 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z I went out to gather birch bark — the birch trees have eight different climate-related illnesses. Voices from around the world on what’s at stake at COP26 If you are thinking about replacing your birch tree with another deciduous tree, there are several to consider. Prepping beds for winter and next season, plus more garden questions 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Along the bank of a small river stood birch trees that were almost gnawed through; a few meters away a beaver could be seen swimming with a large clump of foliage in its mouth. Beavers Re-emerge in Scotland, Drawing Ire of Farmers 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z They were first planted here in the 19th century because they grow faster and produce more wood than the native oak and birch trees. After Deadly Floods, a German Village Rethinks Its Relationship to Nature 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Large oak and birch trees, as expected, lined the path; not expected were shallow-rooted Norway maples splintered across it, the result of a recent nor’easter. Slow-Wheeling to the Sea 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z It does seem strange to me to be drinking something apparently squeezed out of a birch tree. Xylitol is a natural sweetener and a good sugar substitute — but be careful about the dose 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z Fat snowflakes fell among maple and birch trees. Minnesota pipeline protest camp serves as tour headquarters 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z I enjoy the cactus and stone front yards of my neighbors, so different than the pine and birch trees I saw on my commute to school in Maine. VIRUS DIARY: In face of tragedy, a faith in science endures 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z You and I might look at a grove of birch trees and see nothing but a forest. Our favorite cookbooks of 2020 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z As you skin up the hiking trail to Algonquin and Wright Peak, the green forest gives way to a white-on-white world of birch trees just below the intersection with the Wright Peak Ski Trail. It’s the Winter of Backcountry. Here’s How to Start Safely. 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z A footbridge crosses over a small stream to reach the two-story house, while mature birch trees frame a raised porch and rose-covered pergola. Actress Karen Sillas and producer-writer Ivan Menchell list cozy Craftsman in Kenter Canyon 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z The valley of the River Spey opens round you, flat water meadows and birch trees, and a sign appears by the road: You are entering the District of Badenoch. The Land of the Lefties - Golf Digest 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z In his image and in his memory and in the wood of the frames, he insists, “the birch tree lives on”. The big picture: a special branch in Finland 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z Tom, cottonwood and birch trees, sagebrush, snow-fed streams, waterfalls and boulders sculpted by rain and wind until they resembled walruses, bears and human faces. Dave McCoy dead, made Mammoth Mountain into popular ski resort 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z The hills sloped toward a majestic fjord, where cows grazed on a grassy meadow and fishermen caught trout under gold-leafed birch trees. Scandinavian Wine? A Warming Climate Tempts Entrepreneurs 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z In order to produce this novel material, scientists at Finland's Aalto University and the Finnish VTT Technical Research Centre started with ordinary birch tree pulp. A new material made of spider silk and wood could replace plastic 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z The holes were strung together, prettily enough, through heather and handsome stands of birch trees and larches. The Land of the Lefties - Golf Digest 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z At Science's request, Fei used that study's data to calculate the death rate for different sizes of hemlock, ash, and birch trees, with and without infestation. Sturdy as they are, giant trees are particularly susceptible to these three killers 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z "All year areas of the land are sodden to a level that keeps the birch trees giving me the opportunity to tap them," he claims. Tapping the potential of birch water 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z At a recent state gala, Finland's first lady wore a dress made from the country's birch trees. Wooden clothes on the recycled Christmas list? 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Then the birch tree pulp was broken down into tiny fibers called cellulose nanofibrils. A new material made of spider silk and wood could replace plastic 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Kessenich, 32, grew up in Wisconsin fascinated by the birch trees that manage to look beautiful in every season. On Seattle’s Lake Union, Birch has a view that dazzles, crisp service and a tasting menu still finding its way 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z In his stories, his descriptive imagery is just as alive: A birch tree flutters its leaves with pleasure as it talks to a fox, an earth god loses his temper. 4 Collections of Japanese Stories to Read This Fall 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Multiplying this sense of expansiveness is the obligatory “wow” feature — a hanging, glass-sheathed garden, set below the roof and filled with river birch trees. McDonald’s new flagship store drops the ketchep red and goes green 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z One of the neighborhoods where the suspect repeatedly struck was Rancho Cordova, a Sacramento suburb of ranch houses, redwood and birch trees, trim lawns and rose bushes. Search for ‘Golden State Killer’ Leads to Arrest of Ex-Cop 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z It’s why she sits in a chair designed for children, under the birch tree decals with bluebirds that appear to grow on the walls. Walla Walla taking new approach in child abuse cases 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z These giant shrooms typically pop up in acidic soils near spruce, oak or birch trees when they get enough rain. Social media’s eating up fairy-tale mushrooms — but please don’t actually eat them 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z These giant shrooms typically pop up in acidic soils near spruce, oak or birch trees and when they get enough rain. A Mushroom Out of a Fairy Tale That You Might Find in the Forest 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z When I crossed Siberia by train after finishing my PhD, I passed birch trees day and night. Govern land as a global commons 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z A number of Frost poems mention birch trees, including, “Birches,” ”To a Young Birch,” ”The Onset” and “Wild Grapes.” Winds topple 2 trees planted by Robert Frost near his home 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Next to them, clothes hang from a white birch tree branch that hangs from the ceiling with rope. Now this is how you style a 700-square-foot rental 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z I cried, my voice rising through the birch trees, through that silent and never-ending moment. Running Into Danger on an Alaskan Trail 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Dressed for a Saturday morning interview at the local Safeway in birch tree camouflage, Cole dismissed those in control at state Republican gatherings as “brie and wine sippers.” In Trump they trust: the Golden State's anti-California redoubt 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z In autumn in Unstad, when the valley flames with the gold of birch trees against the red of the houses, there are often more sheep than people on the beach. Surfing Under the Northern Lights 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z He pulled over next to a sweet birch tree, and looked at its pale green leaves, ringed with dry brown. Scenes From New England’s Drought: Dry Wells, Dead Fish and Ailing Farms 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z One of the cherry birch trees took root at the Steel plant, snaking up the eastern end of the trestle. Nurturing nature at Bethlehem’s Hoover-Mason Trestle 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z It began in 2002, when the attorney installed a lush English garden outside of her 1912 California bungalow complete with lawn and birch trees After gardening by trial and error, Pasadena homeowner gets turf transformation right 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z An Oglala Lakota, he favors chokecherries, corn silk and even chaga, the fungus that blooms on birch trees, joking about his “un-modernist-cuisine.” Louisiana, Simone Biles, U.S. Presidential Race: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z The remote region is densely forested, with oak and birch trees and heavy undergrowth. Japanese missing boy: How did Yamato Tanooka survive? - BBC News 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z They also trek through their land and girdle various trees that aren’t supposed to be there, such as birch trees. Buffalo County couple turning property to native growth 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Tree pollen — most notably from oak, maple and birch trees, he said. New York Today: The Science of Sneezing 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z They are part of the group creating a 30-acre public park in Moscow, its entrance near St. Basil’s Cathedral an urban woodland made of birch trees. A Landscape Architect’s Perfect View: The Urban Jungle 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z Add the birch trees piercing the thick fog on the plain, the setting at Smolensk and the Russian bogeyman. Will Poland ever uncover the truth about the plane crash that killed its president? 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z Hock is driving me past whitewashed mansions among the birch trees of Gruenwald, on the southern outskirts of Munich. Making money out of the migrant crisis - BBC News 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z The season will be accompanied by the installation of "a magical forest" of silver birch trees with metallic leaves which will "spill from the piazza onto London's Bankside". Shakespeare's Cymbeline renamed for Globe season - BBC News 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z There was the barbecue, in a backyard framed by birch trees, where he grilled steaks. Jane Sanders Knows Politics, and How to Soften Husband’s Image 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z As we enter, Constellation is singing about a river flowing through a forest of birch trees, and a white bird flying to heaven and back bringing divine forgiveness to Earth. Putin's winter fairy tale - BBC News 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z The tips of the birch trees barely pierced the fog. Will Poland ever uncover the truth about the plane crash that killed its president? 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z A large window, where he can see a blue sky with pearly clouds, the yellowing leaves of birch trees and the edge of a lake. A small town near the Arctic Circle braces for a historic influx of refugees 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z A Danish city is trying to spare hay fever sufferers their annual dose of springtime misery by halting the planting of any more birch trees in public places. Denmark: Birch planting halted to aid allergy sufferers - BBC News 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z They had slept out the night before in a copse of birch trees nearby. 'You stop counting after a while': families of the redeployed cope with chronic war 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z In a city filled with dull Soviet architecture, the contemporary campus buildings stand out among rows of graceful birch trees in the shadows of the towering Tian Shan mountain range. Kerry reassures central Asian ‘Stans’ they are not alone 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z Everything was white: the birch trees, the fog, the sky, my mind. Christian Wiman: The Power of the Word of God Comes From Its Many Meanings 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z From the living room, you looked out across a little private valley with a brook and up past birch trees to an orchard. Author Susan Cheever on Her Family Secrets 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Scientists say birch trees are a major culprit in provoking allergic reactions, as their pollen is particularly irritating. Denmark: Birch planting halted to aid allergy sufferers - BBC News 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z The ocher leaves of the towering birch trees flutter in the warm breeze, shaking loose a confetti shower that blankets a forest promenade where Russian writers strolled for generations to drink in nature's inspiration. A spot rich in Russia's soulful heritage becoming billionaires' playground 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z To get to the loft on the third level, a visitor walks up a set of stairs crafted by Hewitt from New Hampshire birch trees. Man builds dream home in the trees 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z The trenches are six feet deep and shored with felled birch trees and wood panels to keep them from turning into a morass when it rains. At Point 18 in eastern Ukraine, the war grinds on, night after night 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z I literally dream of the lakes, the white, the expanses of birch trees and all the frozen madness seen through the window of my toasty room, piled high with fancy linens. The Ultimate Bucket-List Travel Guide 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Oak and birch trees frame the house, which is perched on a cliff at the edge of the park. You’ll be floating on air in this home in Northwest D.C. 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Most recently, he closed Waterloo and City, an English gastropub in Culver City, and opened Birch, a homage to his hometown in England, which happens to grow birch trees. Chef Brendan Collins of Birch in Hollywood picks hard work over play 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z She says a combination of warmth and moisture starting early last summer was ideal for birch trees. Ideal growing conditions lead to Fairbanks birch seed boom 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z A grassy path takes the eye past a brick wall, along burgeoning birch trees and various flowers forced into bloom. Breaking winter’s hold at the Philadelphia Flower Show 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z They also analysed temperature records for this time period, projected future temperatures in the UK based on burning fossil fuels, and recent spring records of oak and birch trees compiled by citizen scientists. Signs of spring 'shifting' in trees 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z The birch motif is because Collins is from the middle of England, near Nottingham, where there are a lot of birch trees. Brendan Collins to open Birch in Hollywood 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z In 14th century Russia, it was etched into the bark of a birch tree and curled into a scroll. Where Mud Is Archaeological Gold, Russian History Grew on Trees 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z True Food Kitchen is an elegant yet kid-friendly restaurant outfitted in a row of white birch trees — a shame-free design element to rest your eyes upon, unlike the sanctimonious signage. Take a Mosaic District food and drink tour She also installed striking removable white vinyl birch tree decals throughout the room from Decor Your Wall against the light gray walls. Boy's budget bedroom makeover focuses on fun 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z Mahoney tracked the growth of paper birch trees, while Barkley, now a UI associate extension forester, wrote her master’s thesis on the black cherry after two years of research. UI researchers: Hardwoods may boost NW timber jobs 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z In olden days, people would dance around a pole cut from a birch tree, holding the end of a ribbon or streamer in their hand. What is May Day all about? 2014-04-29T21:23:55Z The novel, just beginning to be shaken up by Joyce and Woolf, told mainly of carriages moving under birch trees and conversations on rainy boulevards. The Miraculous Life of Gabriel García Márquez 2014-04-17T21:50:42Z Not only are the days getting longer, but opportunities to hook a fish are springing up as quickly as the pollen from the alder and birch trees. Chinook fishing is perking up around the area 2014-03-20T00:04:04Z After that, another steam room, where you're beaten with a leafy broom made out of oak, linden or birch tree branches. Yammer & Sickle: Jumpin' Slovenians! They're Hockey's Cinderellas 2014-02-19T02:58:29Z Thickets of white birch trees and broad frozen rivers, black branches like lead pencil sketches. In Sochi, hotel complaints fall into chasm between global spectacle and underserved population 2014-02-07T17:55:40Z This is a reflection of birch trees, on a pond in Esher. Your pictures: Lines 2013-10-10T08:46:14Z At Rus Market, Russian émigrés load up on sunflower seeds, Soviet-era chocolate brands and veniki, bound birch tree branches that Russians use in the bathhouse in order to beat the body's circulation into high activity. Russians flock to troubled Cyprus in attempt to protect finances 2013-03-22T19:25:02Z Perhaps if Wilderness Downtown keeps ticking over for a few more years, we might see those same birch trees on the verges inside Google Street Viewn ... Interactive filmmaker Chris Milk on the new frontier of the web 2013-03-18T10:00:00Z Official reports say the jet crashed into the ground after losing one of its wings when it clipped a birch tree on its approach to a small airport in Smolensk, western Russia. Polish paper fires editors over article on presidential crash 2012-11-06T13:57:21Z My mother even planted a ring of white birch trees around the property for protection. Op-Ed Contributor: Destroying Precious Land to Drill for Gas 2012-08-28T16:37:37Z With its expansive views of Lower Manhattan and the harbor, the waterfront, known as the North Shore Greenway, is dotted with patches of flowers and birch trees. City Room: Staten Island Gets Lift With Talk of a Mall and a Ferris Wheel 2012-08-23T18:35:12Z Brittle-looking birch trees with black marks on their white bark, and some small, untidy evergreens, rolled up like sleepy bears. Alice Munro: “Amundsen.” 2012-08-20T04:00:00Z The forests of fir and birch trees came up to the limit of the rainfall and then ceased suddenly where the rain stopped a mile below us. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z Here, abandoned among the birch trees of the forest, they found two of the guns which the Germans had succeeded in getting away from Néry. The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres 2012-03-17T02:01:05.397Z Many species, from beetles to birch trees, are adjusting to climate change by moving outside their usual geographical boundaries, according to several studies. Climate Change: A planet in flux 2012-02-29T18:21:19.490Z These Fuegians appeared to think the excrescences which grow on the birch trees, like the gall-nuts on an oak, an estimable dainty. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z You must know that the mistletoe, which is still to be found in plenty in our woods, growing especially on birch trees, was held among our forefathers to be sacred. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z Never anywhere have I seen birch trees grow to such a size. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z The selection, called “Infinite Forest,” by the design firm Studio a+i in Brooklyn, integrates a grove of white birch trees with strategically placed mirrored walls on the 17,000-square-foot triangular plaza. City Room: Proposed AIDS Memorial Park in Greenwich Village Gets a Design 2012-01-30T18:45:15Z He trotted away nonchalantly toward his burrow under the roots of an old birch tree on the hill. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z The grouping of the beech and birch trees in the lawn and around the house was well arranged. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z The lone lily before the hut envied the whiteness of her skin, and the birch tree in the woods, the slenderness of her form. Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German 2012-01-25T03:00:33.660Z You see, we have very few fancy things out here, and these hangers are cut from our birch trees. The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge Nora's Real Vacation 2012-01-20T03:00:14.427Z I see you've been cutting the bark off that white birch tree, and got the same in your hand. The Hickory Ridge Boy Scouts: Under Canvas or, The Hunt for the Cartaret Ghost 2011-12-15T03:00:13.703Z He eyed the wagon, he eyed the horse beneath the birch tree, he scrutinized the whole clearing, the road, and the open stretch of the stream. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Although towns do not affright him, he really prefers wooded border-land and clearings, especially where birch trees abound, when it is time to rear a family. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Finally he went splashing through a broad though shallow river, and immediately after disappeared in a clump of those sweet-scented birch trees that grow so plentifully in “the land of the mountain and flood.” Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z He's looking about for a birch tree, and with that knife of his will strip the bark in a matter of a few minutes. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z Their tents are constructed with slender long poles, erected in the form of a cone and covered with the rind of the birch tree. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z Some ten or a dozen paces distant, tethered beneath the birch tree, a sorrel horse munched the last remnants of a bundle of hay, and whisked his long tail industriously to keep off the flies. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z I stayed at it a month—an' I've filed on every creek within ten miles of that lone birch tree. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z “The birch tree stems are whiter than ever I saw them, just like silver, Kennie.” Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Then, like a dart, he sprang away, and within a moment was located behind a stout birch tree, which gave excellent cover. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z Photographers line up for a calendar shot of swans flying against a background of golden birch trees or making long glides to land among reeds turned tan from frost. Trumpeter, tundra swans on autumn migration draw Alaska photographers to ponds and marshes 2011-10-13T17:01:00Z Cherry and birch trees retain the silky epidermal bark on limbs, and in patches, at least, on the trunks of old trees. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z There were great drifts of snow along the mountain side, with here and there bare places, and again the groups of birch trees standing isolated and conspicuous against the white back ground. Ovind A Story of Country Life in Norway 2011-10-13T02:00:43.280Z On the right a ravine, half hidden by drooping birch trees. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Our 2-acre parcel is lined with birch trees and sits on the edge of a pristine lake. Adventure Travel: A Do-It-Yourself Dacha in Belarus 2011-10-04T09:00:00Z She points to birch trees planted by Jewish activists 20 years ago and said there were supposed to be nameplates next to each tree devoted to Ukrainians who had saved Jews. Ukraine Holocaust massacre presaged modern genocide 2011-09-29T09:58:26Z Shabby gentility, one may insist, thinking of the untidy, frayed-out edges that adorn the silky outer bark of almost every birch tree in the woods. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z A truly ingenious and original idea to flay a birch tree and make a boat of its skin! Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z The enclosure was also surrounded by birch trees, regularly planted. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z The first blaze was perhaps half a mile from our camp, on the inside of one of four large birch trees. Indian Scout Talks A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls 2011-09-11T02:00:11.207Z The tall, slim birch trees began to rustle and shiver; a frightful hurricane had arisen over the plain, howling and roaring, and enveloping the whole firmament with clouds of yellow dust. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z Summer winds are sighing and whispering among the silver birch trees, and their drooping branches, nodding, kiss the murmuring stream. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z After nine years, the researchers sampled cross sections of more than 200 birch trees in the enclosed areas and measured the trees’ ring widths. Observatory: Herbivores? Nibbles Affect Climate Tales That Tree Rings Tell 2011-07-29T19:26:48Z He peels bark from the birch trees and trades it to acquire materials for building a home. Currents: Tragedy Tells a Tale of Two Norways 2011-07-29T13:01:04Z As the plane descended in foggy conditions, its left wing clipped a birch tree, turning the aircraft over and causing it to smash into the ground. Poland Blames Crew, Controllers for Fatal Crash 2011-07-29T10:44:42Z A dam three feet high, and forty or fifty long—all laid up with birch trees, and mud and stones, so tight 'tain't gone yet. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z But autumn winds sigh mournfully through the leafless birch trees and drooping willows, and rustle the withered leaves of the wild myrtle on the braesides. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z Now birch trees do not make good firewood, for when they die they appear to get water-logged, and never burn well. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z If there was a white birch tree within a quarter of a mile of the home of your boyhood, you would remember it all your life. Pleasure & Profit in Bible Study 2011-07-09T02:00:14.273Z A triumphal arch of leaves and young birch trees was at the graveyard gate. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z The country was well wooded; there were many birch trees. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z She was standing under a large silver-leafed birch tree, and not visible from the sidewalk, yet, by stepping a little further into its shadow, she thought she could satisfy her curiosity. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z The hospital site was particularly challenging because the birch trees in massive planters and some of the other greenery had to be brought up by crane. Cancer center offers spiritual oasis 2011-06-09T20:02:57Z He had counted them over several times, and had them all marked down upon a piece of bark of the birch tree. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z It was again midsummer, and over the door of his parents' cottage hung branches of birch trees. Little Erik of Sweden 2011-06-07T02:00:12.210Z They blended in well on the white bark of the birch trees. Color Changing Dots 2011-05-11T11:15:00.237Z From the bark of a birch tree he fashioned a canoe in which he rowed out upon the lake and gathered a quantity of the wild rice. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z I suffered her to speak on, well knowing who had advised this course, until we came to a broad water with a small bank in mid-stream, on which grew an old birch tree. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z And he rolled himself up into a prickly ball in the top of a swaying birch tree. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z I know the taste of the twigs of that birch tree well. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z However, when the Industrial Revolution occurred, soot from factories covered the birch trees' white bark, turning them black. Color Changing Dots 2011-05-11T11:15:00.237Z The old man raised his rifle, sighted at the black trunk of a birch tree about fifty yards away and then lowered his rifle uncertainly. The Black Fawn 2011-03-07T03:00:09.513Z Among the birch trees he found traces, showing that the Maiden Matanuska passed that way. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z And he flew to the birch tree over their heads. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z In honor of my arrival, my father and Sir Francis went into the garden and planted a birch tree. Famous Men of Science 2011-03-08T03:00:49.717Z He grabbed a birch tree and tore it up by the roots, aiming it at the mosquitoes. Verotchka's Tales 2011-01-24T03:00:16.880Z It is not the first time a bird has fallen injured in the square atrium, which is about 75 feet on each side and planted with white birch trees. City Room: Exclusive: An Avian Emergency 2011-01-13T23:29:16Z The birch trees all began to bud and bloom with silvery leaves that rustled softly; and green grass, thick with violets, went creeping underfoot. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z They now entered a grove of birch trees, where the ground was somewhat boggy and demanded added attention. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Near the post-house at Gnarp, to the westward, grows a birch tree, with more than fifty or sixty of those singularly matted and twisted branches which this tree sometimes produces. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z THE Black-Headed Crow sat in a birch tree, pecking at a twig. Verotchka's Tales 2011-01-24T03:00:16.880Z We followed the bacon trail several rods back into the woods to the foot of a small birch tree, where there remained some scraps of bacon rind. Lost Pond 2010-12-20T17:12:25.250Z Peering through the bushes, I saw that since my last visit a large birch tree had fallen across the pool and that the trunk of this tree was partly submerged. Fish Stories 2010-12-20T17:12:23.577Z My rifle was standing against a birch tree within easy reach of my right hand, while I, sitting on a log, was eating my lunch. Camps and Trails 2010-12-20T17:12:16.133Z As to the pine forests, if the superfluous part of them were felled, and birch trees permitted to grow in their stead, a better crop of grass would consequently be produced. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z Rachel Bacon is exploring the fleeting nature of things on the island with her artwork, a paper model of a damaged canoe and a birch tree. A Governors Island Commune for Artists 2010-06-01T22:47:00Z The plane began to break up after its left wing hit a birch tree that was between 12 and 16 inches in diameter, Mr. Morozov said. Non-Crew Voices Recorded in Cockpit of Doomed Polish Plane 2010-05-19T13:54:00Z The set, designed by Court Watson, features a handsome stand of movable birch trees. | Long Island: God and Family in ?Fiddler? 2010-05-07T23:13:00Z Welcome to the Club THE live 35-foot birch trees were shipped in from Aspen. The Gimlet Eye: At the Metropolitan Museum?s Costume Institute Ball 2010-05-05T23:56:00Z The pre-parade ring on the July Course under all those birch trees is a beautiful place to decide whether your selection looks fit. Claims Five: Reasons to love the Flat 2010-04-30T09:00:00Z Guessing at the cause of Smoky's shouting, I continued on in the direction in which the line led and soon saw the bees going into the large birch tree. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. Then Jonathan dressed some of the trout, while I found a black birch tree and cut forked sticks for broilers. The Jonathan Papers "I believe, if you were a little way off from me, I should think you were a birch tree." Sinister Street, vol. 2 Now the last storm had brought down a number of large birch trees, the bark of which would be perfectly suited for their purpose. Abandoned Yes, it was very silly, and that blind panic shamed me as I looked up at the crescent of silvery birch trees who hold court at the foot of the upper cliff. A Man in the Open He cut the birch tree, the one that I had located, that tree being a little closer to camp. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. Two large birch trees are before the open door. The Little Schoolmaster Mark A Spiritual Romance This, which is so highly prized because insects will not destroy it, or damp penetrate through it, owes much of its virtue to its being tanned with the bark of the graceful birch tree. Tales of the Toys, Told by Themselves The light glowed on the clear, white bark of the birch tree. The Shadow "Well," he began, "you know where the three birch trees are all using a single pool as their mirror?" A Man in the Open We selected a spot on a little rise of ground near a good spring of water, and where there was plenty of small yellow birch trees handy to cut logs out of for camp. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. Between the forest and the village lay a valley of meadows, planted with thorn bushes and old birch trees with snow-white stems: the fresh green leaves trembled continually in the restless wind. The Little Schoolmaster Mark A Spiritual Romance Across the road from it, the silver bark of the birch trees gleamed white among the black-barked timber. The Indian Drum Vapour rose—or was it indeed the mist from the mountains among the birch trees?—and out of the vapour came Mephistopheles in the garb of a travelling scholar. Bye-Ways On the left were the solemn pines, and at their feet white flowers; on the right were my fair birch trees; and the glade between lay in warm sunshine. A Man in the Open Leaving the bait on the stand, I took the course of the bees that were now flying north and went to a large birch tree that was standing on the bank of the creek. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. The oaks, the elms, the ash trees, the birch trees, raise their gigantic trunks and interlace their spreading branches. The Carlovingian Coins Or The Daughters of Charlemagne. A Tale of the Ninth Century I have gathered great quantities of the Oyster mushroom during several seasons past from a fallen birch tree which spanned a small stream. Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous The leaves were changing colour upon the birch trees, upon the rowans. Bye-Ways Use two parallel strokes and with a bit of charcoal for accent try the trunk of the birch tree. Blackboard Drawing A large birch tree had blown down, knocking one or two smaller trees down so that it made a little jam. Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. The ladies of the forest, the birch trees beside the line about Farnborough, were hung with jewels of ice, and glittered like a fretwork of purple and silver. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses I saw large, pathless forests of pine and birch trees, which smelt so strong that I sneezed and thought of sausage. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series Finally Fred, who happened to be standing beside a birch tree, peeled off a great strip of bark and lighted it with a match. Northern Diamonds The musicians sat on the branches of the birch trees. Czechoslovak Fairy Tales And the birch tree sighed and rustled in the breeze, murmuring sadly: "Take my cloak, O Hiawatha!" The Story of Hiawatha Adapted from Longfellow After the boys were off, Mike returned dragging a long slender birch tree along the ice. Five Little Starrs in the Canadian Forest It’s our anniversary day as a White Birch 119 Group when we hold a sort of carnival in he afternoon in honor–in honor of the de-ar birch trees just bursting into leaf.” Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl He could see no birch tree, and the bank was bordered with an impenetrable growth of alders. Northern Diamonds He had stripped off great pieces of bark from the yellow birch trees and cut them into platters and plates on which the food could be served very nicely. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in From the birch trees of the forest the men obtained bark for their canoes. Two Indian Children of Long Ago Mike heard her telling Lavinia what the boys were going to do, and he jumped up, grabbed the end of the birch tree and ran swiftly across the ice with his sure-footed buck-skins helping him. Five Little Starrs in the Canadian Forest Each birch tree ripens a thousand seeds to one that comes to maturity in the great cones of the pine. Old Plymouth Trails He saw the dry birch tree and again tried to fumble for a match. Northern Diamonds Panting like dogs they dragged themselves along through pine and birch trees, around large rocks and over briar-covered hills, only a few steps ahead of their pursuer. Astounding Stories, July, 1931 Presently the loch, fringed with birch trees, was directly below the road. Memoirs of Life and Literature At the same time, Mike ran the birch tree over the ice and advised the boys to cling to it for all they were worth. Five Little Starrs in the Canadian Forest When he awoke, he was lying on the grass under a silver birch tree, and in front of him was a red brick fort with battlements and a drawbridge. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories He would have to find a dry birch tree, or a splintered pine that would light easily. Northern Diamonds He hoped to be able to vanish under the marked birch trees before Ackers could sight him, and in this way make the other choose his own place for leaving the road. Fred Fenton Marathon Runner The Great Race at Riverport School One day I had been at work in one of the plantations, and just as I was marking with my hand-axe a birch tree to be felled, a thought came into my head. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 At last she came to the end of the crevice where grew the solitary birch tree,––the frightened captive following exactly below her and stretching up toward her against the rock. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories When he had finished it he went away again, and the Prince sat down disconsolately under the silver birch tree. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories He went on, however, driven by the fighting instinct, till of a sudden he saw it—the birch tree he was seeking, shining spectrally among the black spruces by the river. Northern Diamonds Fred had figured closely, for when he reached the birch trees Ackers had not as yet appeared around the bend above the station. Fred Fenton Marathon Runner The Great Race at Riverport School It had been raining; the wet heather and the pines gave forth scent, and little gusty shivers shook the dripping birch trees. Another Sheaf Willow bushes grew out of the grass in some places, and in one end grew a little white-barked birch tree. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales "Good-day to you," said a voice that seemed to come from the very top of the birch tree. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories I’d like to go by climbing a birch tree, And climb black branches up a snow-white trunk Toward heaven, till the tree could bear no more, But dipped its top and set me down again. Mountain Interval At twilight, when the sun had hidden itself beyond the woods, this cooing under the roof and chirping in the birch tree became gradually quiet. Sielanka: An Idyll It is found wherever the birch tree grows. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth The season for obtaining the liquor from birch trees, is in the latter end of February or the beginning of March, before the leaves shoot out, and as the sap begins to rise. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families What the birch tree thought about it has never been known, for when the little Prince looked up again it had gone away to nowhere at all. All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories The road follows the creek and is canopied by sycamore, elm and birch trees or grape vines and other creepers. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight The poplar tree tried to lift her bluish-green leaves upward; the king-oak murmured softly; the leaves of the birch tree slightly moved—silence. Sielanka: An Idyll The island in question was a small, green-looking collection of hazel bushes and birch trees, well out in the middle of the lake. The Manor House School Ah, here’s my horse, under this birch tree. The Tale of Timber Town "You don't suppose I've been a crab and a gorse bush and an iceberg and a silver birch tree for nothing, do you?" All the Way to Fairyland Fairy Stories She looked like nothing so much as a toad-stool, a bit of human fungus growth, at the foot of that gentle birch tree. The Girl Scouts at Sea Crest Or, the Wig Wag Rescue Simon met the newcomers by a stream that trickled through a small valley lined with birch trees. The Saracen: The Holy War There, perched in a birch tree, in the topmost branches, with her weight bending it over till it nearly touched the water, they espied a girl, swinging. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill And it was best of all when they rested, sitting side by side under a birch tree on the Common, or lying in the long grass of the fields. The Combined Maze He did not greet his comrades and did not even look at them, but threw himself down upon the trunk of a birch tree which had been overthrown by a storm. An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story At its foot the river rolled, spanned by the curves of the old grey stone bridge, and behind rose the giant hills, clothed with tracts of pine and birch trees. Soap-Bubble Stories For Children By a neighbouring birch tree was a great ant-hill; the frugal insects were wont to crawl around over the grass, mobile and black. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 That he was intensely excited was evident by the way he fidgeted about; and once he climbed a birch tree that overhung the water and gazed away from that perch. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill That is a birch tree in its silver dress. Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades She threw her arms about the trunk of a birch tree and leaning her head against the softly swaying branch, she caressed the bent head of Meir with her looks. An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story These milkmaids have some strange superstitions still lurking in their breasts, and the juice of the big birch tree is sometimes given to cows to make them yield better butter. Through Finland in Carts If he missed her signal, fluttering from the birch tree in the Spring wind, he could write and say so. Master of the Vineyard And there were cedar trees and chestnut trees and birch trees of three kinds; and there were white pine trees and pitch pine trees, and the pitch pine trees were sticky all over. The Doers As they neared the spot, two of the anchors were dropped, and soon caught in the birch tree tops. Doctor Jones' Picnic I saw large pathless forests of pine and birch trees, which smelt so strong that I sneezed and thought of sausage. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen A birch tree and an apple tree are growing side by side. The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life By the shore of the lake, under a weeping birch tree, we laid her in the cool earth. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales The light shone on the great rough sides of the schistose rocks and on the trunks of the cherry tree and two white birch trees inside the enclosed space. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine Where there were no birch trees, great cedars were cut or burned down and made into canoes, for traveling by water was much easier than over rocky ground or through dense forests. Conservation Reader One sunny day followed another in that sheltered spot, and the shade of the birch trees was grateful after the glare of the high road. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands The birch tree is always lithe and gracious and feminine; the apple tree is always bent and sternly gnarled like the hand of an old man. The Gate of Appreciation Studies in the Relation of Art to Life One of these plants which I found on a birch tree in the Adirondacks was over 80 years old. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. There, on its banks, under a fragrant weeping birch tree, we buried her. The Sand-Hills of Jutland From the inner bark of the birch tree they made canoes that were so light that they could be carried from one stream to another. Conservation Reader Then we went up to the pond, and took our position in a clump of birch trees on the edge of the open meadow that runs round the east shore. The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories Lisbeth pulled at the rope, trying to drag her over to the part of the ridge where the birch tree with the fullest leaf buds stood. Lisbeth Longfrock About one hundred and thirty paces west of the house in which I live stand two birch trees. Seed Dispersal I saw myself amidst a large tangled wood full of pine and birch trees. The Sand-Hills of Jutland But under a birch tree The man taught his wife; 'Wait a bit, my darling, I'll beat that tune out of you. Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes But he was too far away to shoot by that dim light, so I left my birch tree and crawled along toward the edge of the bay. The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories She herself had climbed a birch tree several times and picked leaf buds for the animals to eat. Lisbeth Longfrock Hugh Fraser, after having exhausted every means of procuring food for his family, resorted to the expedient of cutting down a birch tree and boiling the buds, which he gave them to eat. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America He liked eggs very well, and there were, as he knew, plenty of them on the birch trees, for many a time he had breakfasted there. Bird Stories The wood in the sheltered bed of the valley was of remarkably fine growth; the birch trees were the largest I ever saw, some of them being over one hundred feet in height. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland In her favourite retreat, a cluster of slender birch trees deep in the forest, she seated herself on a fallen trunk and unrolled her crocheting. The Return of Blue Pete They met with birch trees again and one single warped fir tree; and from below they heard the rushing sound of a large river. Lisbeth Longfrock But when the oak and the birch trees dropped their leaves, Sharptooth carried her fire to a fir or a spruce. The Tree-Dwellers It had swept across the white-barked birch trees and their purple-brown branches, and had left them shining all over. Bird Stories Sidney turned away and hid her burning face against the cool white bark of the birch tree behind her. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 They found a birch tree growing near, and they stripped off some pieces of the bark. Forests of Maine Marco Paul's Adventures in Pursuit of Knowledge So he pulled up the birch tree and devoured it, as well as he could. Seven Little People and their Friends A fungus which grows on decayed birch trees, or tinder manufactured from the down of the poplar rubbed up with charcoal is used with flint and steel for obtaining a light. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce In those southern latitudes the birch tree, from whose bark the canoes of the northern Indians were made, did not thrive. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago This tub was sometimes made from the section of the bark of a birch tree; it was set loosely in a circular groove in a base of wood, or preferably of stone. Customs and Fashions in Old New England She ran over to an old birch tree and tore off great pieces of bark, then gathering some half-dried grasses, began to fashion a sort of pail, bending up the edges to make the bottom. A Little Girl in Old Quebec He looked round and saw a birch tree standing by. Seven Little People and their Friends A birch tree, growing in a chink of the precipice, arrested his further fall. Rookwood At this spot there was a forest of birch trees, and suitable wood for canoe frames. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago The young man watched him till he was concealed by a clump of small birch trees that hung like a fringe on the top of a neighbouring precipice. The Eagle Cliff I am sure I mind the lake, with the swans sailing, on it, and the wee green islets, and the branches of the birch trees drooping down into the water. Janet's Love and Service The thunderbolt that had stunned him had struck the large birch tree, and so shattered it to pieces that, as it fell, it had crushed down the little wigwam into a helpless wreck. Oowikapun How the Gospel Reached the Nelson River Indians At last, losing patience, I shouted to Mikel, "When are we to get out of these birch trees into the open country?" The Land of the Long Night On a stretch of sand under a birch tree, a girl was laying out a breakfast of milk, eggs, barley bread, fresh butter, and honeycomb. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North A two and one-half story building, facing the Dvina River and surrounded by about two acres of land, over one-half of which was covered with an attractive growth of white birch trees. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 The frame being ready, they went to their white birch trees for the bark. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War Accordingly, one day he made a trip into the borders of the wilderness where a group of slender birch trees huddled. Followers of the Trail He said to me: "There are no wolves there; only the top of some branches of birch trees above the snow." The Land of the Long Night Now as the people wandered around, they came to a forest where the birch trees grew. Myths and Legends of the Great Plains This they are compelled to do, as there are but few birch trees of any size in the part of the country they inhabit. Snow Shoes and Canoes The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory On the ice a large arbour, composed of birch trees, is formed to represent a church, with a gallery in the form of an amphitheatre. Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar A number of birch trees were growing near. Dick Onslow Among the Redskins Slender boughs of birch trees were brought in, and I wondered why. The Land of the Long Night You go up that narrow path, and get round in among those birch trees, and that brings you out by the top.” Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai We had now to cut the bark from the white birch trees. Snow Shoes and Canoes The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory After they had entered within the strongly fortified walls, an avenue of birch trees took them up to the church, with its lofty gilt spire. Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar They had cut down a couple of small green birch trees which were eight or ten inches in diameter. Winter Adventures of Three Boys From the birch trees that grew near they stripped off long rolls of new bark. Three Boys in the Wild North Land A substitute for gutta percha is obtained by boiling the bark of the birch tree, especially the outer part, in water over an open fire. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 As there were numerous large birch trees about, we soon collected a sufficient number of slabs of bark to cover it. Snow Shoes and Canoes The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory Then I looked in the woods to see The limbs of the white birch tree. Under the Tree Now the boys were able to see the use to which these great big pounders, hewn out of the young birch trees, were put. Winter Adventures of Three Boys She lived in a thatched cottage, before which grew a birch tree, to which allusion is made in the poem. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 The tent was perfectly illuminated by a great number of torches, made of splinters cut from the pine or birch tree, which the Indians held in their hands. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 We should have to shape out all the ribs, and search for birch trees of sufficient girth to afford large sheets of bark. Snow Shoes and Canoes The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in the Hudson Bay Territory There under a great birch tree was a small wooden temple with a weather-beaten cross on top, and on a shelf inside, raised a little from the ground, stood a plaster cast of the Virgin. A Little Girl in Old Detroit But it was not of these things I thought, as I tore a great strip of bark from the trunk of a birch tree and twisted the piece into a huge cornucopia. Lords of the North "Let's make baskets out of bark from a birch tree and fill them with these strawberries for Mother." Some Three Hundred Years Ago The customs of angling for catfish and tapping the birch trees for sap, had been suffered to fall into disuse. Earth's Enigmas A Volume of Stories Though Indian raiders had scalped some wanderers from the trail and insolent messages had been occasionally found scrawled in French on birch trees, not a Frenchman had been seen on the march. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom In sacrificing to the sun, willows were used, but in their other sacrifices birch trees were employed. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales Pale flames flickered everywhere; the bark was being ripped from the small birch trees; here and there were seen ghastly distorted faces and shivering hands hurriedly fussing with the guns. The Shield He again followed the sheep and got ahead of them and hid behind a birch tree in bloom; he had his bow ready, but as the sheep approached him they became gods. Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical Sand Painting of the Navajo Indians As he reached the top he paused among the birch trees to look back upon the water. Earth's Enigmas A Volume of Stories They had stripped the birch trees of their rind to procure the soft pulpy vessels in contact with the wood, which are sweet, but very insufficient to satisfy a craving appetite. Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 1 And then the Fir Tree thought of a pretty little birch tree that grew out in the forest: for the Fir Tree, that birch was a real Princess. Christmas Its Origin, Celebration and Significance as Related in Prose and Verse The face of the rock was all overgrown with birch trees, and wild roses and other flowers were peeping out of the thick moss and bush. Dr. Dumany's Wife It was a little silver birch tree with the stem painted entirely red. The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping The species P. betulinus is found on living and dead birch trees. Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners We have found them, most commonly, upon birch trees, and in this situation their color adaptation is perfect. A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. They fed on millet and on horseflesh, and drank mead and a liquor extracted from the birch tree. Roumania Past and Present Radisson then tore the bark off a birch tree, filled the bole with powder, and in the darkness crept close to the Iroquois barricade and set fire to the logs. Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark Bat Brydges and the downy-lipped youth, chalky white as a dead birch tree, were letting themselves hastily out through a back window. The Freebooters of the Wilderness The cold water hardened it, and that repair carried them along to the first birch tree affording a new strip of bark. The Canadian Commonwealth The new park, which had been named, in honor of the president of the street railway company, Clemens Park, was composed of a light growth of oak and birch trees. The Portion of Labor And if the snow man doesn't come in our house and sit by the gas stove until he melts into a puddle of molasses, I'll tell you next about Uncle Wiggily and the birch tree. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods There's a hole under that birch tree there, and some fine young birches that will do for rods back of it. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life Stately elm, beech, and birch trees stood at the back and along the edge of the field, which would afford excellent shade should the day be hot. Rod of the Lone Patrol "Why didn't you beat her in the face, and not let her go by?" she asked the birch tree. Old Peter's Russian Tales Zotique, of course, had been very much in earnest and had spoken a little loudly to her as they passed the birch tree; that was how he came to know so soon. A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories So that's how the birch tree of the woods saved the bunny uncle and the squirrels, for which, I am very glad, as I want to write more stories about them. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods Up to it there led a short flight of steps, and over it waved the canopy of a tall, graceful birch tree. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader Opposite them a small island nestled out in the river, called "Emerald" Island by reason of its rich covering of fir, pine and birch trees. Under Sealed Orders And the birch tree was so pleased with the ribbon that it stood still, admiring itself, and let the little girl go by. Old Peter's Russian Tales As no response came from the sullen men, Bolster motioned to several of his men, who at once sprang toward a young birch tree standing nearby. The King's Arrow A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists He stripped off some bark from the birch tree and he sewed the pieces together with ribbon grass, and some needles from the pine tree. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods "Yes, it sounds funny," said father; "but, you see, the birch tree is dicotyledonous, and so are many weeds, and the dicotyledons look so much alike at first." Stories to Tell Children Fifty-Four Stories With Some Suggestions For Telling His brush was poised in hand as if he had merely paused in his work of sketching a bunch of birch trees a short distance away. Under Sealed Orders "Ah!" said the little birch tree, "in all the years I've served you, you never tied me up, even with thread; but the kind little girl tied me up with a gay blue ribbon." Old Peter's Russian Tales Beside the stump a slender birch tree bent beneath the weight of a large circular piece of wood hung to its top by a leather thong. The Puritan Twins Wherever a yellow leaf drops from birch tree or elm the great trout are splashing, and they are too eager to distinguish very subtly between flies of nature’s making and flies of fur and feather. Lost Leaders Smith peered towards the woods beyond the water and imagined he could see half hidden behind a birch tree a naked figure. The Princess Pocahontas One beautiful morning as they came to the road, they saw a man not far off busily sketching a clump of white birch trees a short distance away. Under Sealed Orders She was lovelier than a birch tree in spring. Old Peter's Russian Tales Seizing the birch tree with her hands, she brought the wooden pestle down into the hollow stump with a resounding thump. The Puritan Twins They talked until the stars shone in the tips of the birch trees. The Gay Cockade For a month the blueberry flats and bramble thickets had been wholly lost under the snow, which stretched far whiter than the pure white of the birch trees in the nearest groves. What Necessity Knows Jasper watched Lois until she disappeared from view behind a clump of birch trees. Under Sealed Orders So they made a hole in the ground, and buried the little one under a birch tree. Old Peter's Russian Tales The birch tree sprang back lifting the block with it and again she pulled it down and struck the stump another blow, then paused to listen. The Puritan Twins The big lawn was quite uneven, and broken here and there by birch trees, spruces, and crazy clumps of rose-bushes, all in bloom. Beth Woodburn About a quarter of a mile away there was a long grove of birch trees, the projecting spur of a second growth of forest that covered the distant rising ground. What Necessity Knows As he went once more to the grove, he came upon a birch tree and stopped to look at some words carved upon its bark, with a heart drawn about them. Crayon and Character: Truth Made Clear Through Eye and Ear Or, Ten-Minute Talks with Colored Chalks He came to the forest and to the flowering mound under the little birch tree, and there was the shepherd watching with his dogs. Old Peter's Russian Tales Even these eternal birch trees, which weary you with their monotony, become very rare, it is said, as you approach Archangel; they are preserved there, like orange trees in France. Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son. One warm June afternoon Beth, the doctor's only daughter, was lounging in an attitude more careless than graceful under a birch tree. Beth Woodburn No one who has not seen birch trees in their undisturbed native haunts can know how purely white, unmarred by stain or tear, their trunks can be. What Necessity Knows Then, in due time, Jamie's second pile of rocks and finally the birch tree were located. Troop One of the Labrador All the pines and firs are his, and the birch trees. Old Peter's Russian Tales Plains of sand, forests of birch tree, and villages at a great distance from each other, composed of wooden houses all built upon the same plan: these were the only objects that my eyes encountered. Ten Years' Exile Memoirs of That Interesting Period of the Life of the Baroness De Stael-Holstein, Written by Herself, during the Years 1810, 1811, 1812, and 1813, and Now First Published from the Original Manuscript, by Her Son. So back we skated to camp, and then, peeling off a large quantity of bark from the birch trees around us, we soon had a rousing big fire in front of the hut. The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island The birch tree flicked its shadow as far as the much-worn wooden doorstep. What Necessity Knows At the birch tree all clues were lost. Troop One of the Labrador And as he wandered this way and that through the forest, following their light tracks, he came to a little birch tree, bright with new leaves, waving over a little mound of earth. Old Peter's Russian Tales We can produce a very superior article by the mere use of bark from a white birch tree, and a common clay pipe. Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays "Let's sit here and get acquainted," he said, leading the way to the bench under the birch tree. Mr. Pat's Little Girl A Story of the Arden Foresters Beholding the sandal and aloe and birch trees that stood along the road, and enjoying their refreshing shade, the Brahmana proceeded quickly. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 At the same time, their arms spread out into wings, and they flew up to the food, which was only the early buds of the birch tree on which they hung. The Magic Speech Flower or Little Luke and His Animal Friends And there was a reed growing in the mound, and that, you know as well as I, is a strange thing, one reed all by itself under a birch tree in the forest. Old Peter's Russian Tales She looked over her shoulder to see if a favorite young birch tree had suffered no harm, for it grew close by the straight-edged path in which the cattle came down to drink. A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches Every one having disencumbered himself of his load, proceeded with his hatchet to cut down the small fir and birch trees. Lecture on the Aborigines of Newfoundland Delivered Before the Mechanics' Institute, at St. John's, Newfoundland, on Monday, 17th January, 1859 When flints were used as arrows, either in battle or in the chase, a bow was easily manufactured from the oak and birch trees with which the island was thickly wooded. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 It is too bad," she cried, hastening toward him sympathetically, "but see, there is a redbird on the top of that old birch tree. The Redemption of David Corson But she put on her best blue dress, and there she was, as pretty a little maid as ever walked under the birch trees in spring. Old Peter's Russian Tales The canoe is made of the bark of the birch tree. Big People and Little People of Other Lands To this day the garden is shaded by big beeches and the birch tree trunks stand there white and spotless from the root upwards. Invisible Links This prayer was answered to such, good purpose that eight days later Wainamoinen found a crop of barley ready to harvest, and heard the cuckoo's notes as it perched in the birch trees. The Book of the Epic Arizona, a cage of love-birds, and a distinct impression of a recumbent human form, on the grass together, under a young birch tree. The Tree of Heaven How they do grow, to be sure, like young birch trees. Old Peter's Russian Tales Another man was struck dead beside them by a bullet in the forehead, and he retained his erect position, caught in some vines between two small birch trees. The Downfall A great deal of the road lay between double rows of birch trees, that serve for shade in summer and do much to prevent the drifting of snow in winter. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Over rocks and rills, under low-hanging boughs of pine and birch trees rattled the carts along the rough woodland road. Gerda in Sweden The when is about 1807, and the where an estate in Sussex, which proved rather an unprofitable speculation to its owner, as it produced nothing but birch trees, and those but stunted ones. Notes and Queries, Number 09, December 29, 1849 He heard nothing except the wind from the sea rustling the little leaves of birch trees. Old Peter's Russian Tales They had stripped the birch trees of their rind to procure the soft pulpy vessels in contact with the wood which are sweet but very insufficient to satisfy a craving appetite. The Journey to the Polar Sea And now he heard it among some birch trees which stood in such a wonderful sunlight, for they were filled with the rain and fine drizzle of a waterfall. Weird Tales from Northern Seas Varka goes out into the road and cries there, but all at once someone hits her on the back of her head so hard that her forehead knocks against a birch tree. The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories The wind was frolicking among the yellow leaves of the old birch trees, and a shower of thick drops fell upon us from the leaves. The Schoolmaster Outside the gates there was a little birch tree that beat her in the eyes so that she could not go by. Old Peter's Russian Tales The huts of these Indians were low and made like tents, being covered with the bark of the birch tree. Pioneers in Canada It was exactly as if he again saw the snake beneath the birch tree down there when it trundled away. Weird Tales from Northern Seas But as he spoke, he heard the sound of children's laughter from among the birch trees, and, believing that Ailsa was turning back, he ran forward towards the woods. The Thirsty Sword She was graceful, elegant as that birch tree; she had wonderful hair. The Schoolmaster And she tied up the birch tree with the pretty blue ribbon. Old Peter's Russian Tales The chief of the party explained many things to the white man by drawing with a piece of charcoal on the white bark of the birch tree. Pioneers in Canada The witch scolded the dogs, the gates, and the birch tree near the path. Folk Tales from the Russian Sir," said she, speaking, as he did, in the guttural Gaelic tongue, "come, I beseech you, to the help of two poor ouzels, whose nest is far in under the roots of yonder birch tree. The Thirsty Sword From his wampum belt he took a roll of the bark of the birch tree, on which something had been written with a pencil. Sketches and Tales Illustrative of Life in the Backwoods of New Brunswick Gleaned from Actual Observation and Experience During a Residence Of Seven Years in That Interesting Colony There's something elemental in her: she's like a birch tree in spring, and like the earth it grows in, too, if you see what I mean. The Purple Heights The banks of the Fraser River sank to a moderate height and were covered with poplars and cypresses, birch trees, junipers, alders, and willows. Pioneers in Canada And Allyn sat up and vented his spite against the language by hurling a stone against a distant birch tree. Phebe, Her Profession A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book She took the maimed little bird to the birch tree that Kenric might restore it to its nest. The Thirsty Sword The two hours' climb ended abruptly in a level sandy road running among birch trees. Kimono A heavy hoar-frost lay white on the boats and grass, and a few withered leaves dropped wavering through the still cool air from the yellow birch trees which overhung our tent. Tent Life in Siberia The houses of the workmen form a whole town: it is a long street with red-painted wooden houses, under picturesque oaks, and birch trees. Pictures of Sweden Yet loveless, helpless stands the birch tree— In heaven's grey, musing sad to view, And from its branches fall like tear-drops The gleaming pearls of morning dew. Russian Lyrics "Hush!" whispered Olive; "our Thrasher is singing now in the birch tree, where you can both see and hear him." Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners In sections exposed to chestnut blight or gypsy moth infection, it is advisable to remove the chestnut and birch trees before they are damaged seriously. The School Book of Forestry The punk here mentioned is a fungus, which grows on the birch tree. Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People Near it is Beal-nam-bo, the pass of cattle, overhung with grey weeping birch trees. Views a-foot I could scarcely refrain from bursting into tears; forgetting that I belonged to the dumpling order, while Charles was as slender and straight as a young birch tree. A Grandmother's Recollections At first they could not find anyone at home, the whole community being away in the forest peeling bark from the birch trees for the making of canoes. A Countess from Canada A Story of Life in the Backwoods The banjo player was sitting under a birch tree on a wooden kitchen chair. Joe Burke's Last Stand He goes right slap up to the foot of a birch tree, first pan, fills it with dirt, and washes out more'n a dollar coarse gold. Burning Daylight "What a beautiful grove of white birch trees!" The Bobbsey Twins in the Country The eldest prince took an arrow, and shot it into the trunk of one of the birch trees. The Violet Fairy Book Under the grey birch tree; In bed or on bank We knew no rank, And a merry crew were we. Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway Arrived at home, she took off her clothes by the birch tree, left her horse standing there, and hastened to her place behind the stove. The Red Fairy Book Slim and straight as a young birch tree, and elate with her ride in the morning air, she stood silhouetted in her black habit against the ancient whitewashed brick porch as she talked to Bolter. The Shuttle "Yes, it sounds funny," said father; "but you see, the birch tree is dicotyledonous, and so are many weeds, and the dicotyledons look much alike at first." Stories to Tell to Children "Like that, I should think," answered Anne, pointing to a radiance of sifted sunlight streaming through a birch tree. Anne of Avonlea "Good ale went round As we sat on the ground, Under the grey birch tree; And up with the smoke Flew laugh and joke, And a merry crew were we." Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway She broke off a branch of the birch tree, struck the hearth with it, so that the seeds flew into the pot, and then hastened to the castle. The Red Fairy Book It belongs to Mr. William Bell, and right in the corner there is a little ring of white birch trees—the most romantic spot, Marilla. Anne of Green Gables "No, indeed," answered the birch tree, drawing her fair green leaves away. Good Stories for Holidays There was a little birch tree in the garden and it died. Anne of Avonlea |
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