18 DECEMBER 1953, page 18

A Seasonal Scene

Somewhere up the valley a turkey keeps bubbling away. Either it is near feeding time or something is disturbing the bird. The sound reminds me that Christmas is at hand, and......

The Twelve Days Of Christmas

For the usual prizes competitors were asked to submit a blatantly modern version—political, social, literary, musical, or what you will—of the Twelve Days of Christmas. ' One of......

Star Gazing

Small cumulus clouds were overhead as I went out in the morning.. I admired them, thinking it might have been a summer sky. During the day even the little clouds dis- appeartd,......

Spraying Fruit Trees

It is better to give fruit trees one tar oil spray than to give them none at all, but this winter I think it is more important than ever to see that they are well protected.......

Country Life

Foe is almost unknOwn in this district, but when other areas are fog-bound we often have mist. The mild weather has made the past week or two have more days of mist in them than......

A Prize Of Is Offered For A Translation Into Any

English sonnet form of " L'hyver des Alpes " by Saint-Amand Ces atomes de feu qui sur la neige brillent, Ces estincelles d'or, d'azur et de (vista! Dont l'hyver, au soled, d'un......