Every child should have . . .
mud pies,
grasshoppers,
water bugs,
tadpoles,
frogs,
mud turtles,
elderberries,
wild strawberries,
acorns,
chestnuts,
trees to climb.
Brooks to wade,
water lilies,
woodchucks,
bats,
bees,
butterflies,
various animals to pet,
hayfields,
pine-cones,
rocks to
roll,
sand,
snakes,
huckleberries and hornets;
and any child
who has
been deprived of these
has been deprived
*This quote is posted in memory of Luther Burbank who is a 5th cousin six times removed to the Keeper of this blog. He died 90 years ago today.
