Wednesday, January 11, 2006

TO THE SEA

Mrs. Trowbridge wrote and sketched many pages in her journal documenting her trips to the sea. On this page she sketched one of the many games that they played on the beach. If you can find a map of Olympic National Park in Washington State, you can actually follow the route that Mrs. T and her family traveled from Wild Rose Creek, down the Quinault River to the ocean. I couldn't find a suitable map online, but you can see images of the wilderness where she lived by going to Google Image and typing in "Olympic National Park". Huckleberry Hollow, where Mrs. Trowbridge lived, is on Wild Rose Creek, in the Southwest section of the wilderness.

She wrote in her journal that the only problem with snail races is that a single one hundred yard snail race can take up most of the summer. And you thought baseball was too slow.

11 comments:

  1. Bron, you outdid yourself on this drawing! It's fantabulous!

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  2. The characters are really sweet!

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  3. I can relate to watching a snail race that lasts a whole summer. Summer for me is just not long enough. Even in the heat and on those HHH sticky days, it is still my favorite time of year. Mrs. Trowbridge wrote such a lovely account of the summer journey. I wonder if a turtle race is as much fun to watch as a snail race. It could be a bit faster, I imagine. Thanks for letting Mrs. T. share her story and charming illustrations, once again.

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  4. Oh my gosh.. I am feelin so HAPPY!
    This is just too neat for words... so I will just read on.

    Have all summer to watch the snails.. what a pleasure!

    Sweetest of kisses,
    The Tart

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  5. These entries are quite beautiful and sweet!

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