St. Francis and the Birds — Stanley Spencer

St Francis and the Birds 1935 by Sir Stanley Spencer 1891-1959

St. Francis and the Birds, 1935 by Stanley Spencer (1891–1959)

What did Nathaniel Hawthorne see near the lake on the first day of December, 1850?

December 1st.–I saw a dandelion in bloom near the lake.

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s journal entry for December 1st, 1850. From Passages from the American Note-Books.