Introduction: Among northern orchards -- The young birdwatcher -- Elegy -- At a country graveyard in Washington County -- To the sculptor who carved the headstone of James Charlis, born in Kells, County Meath, in 1796 -- Roads, stories, Indians, air -- Revisiting Oak Hill -- Ocean-going bird -- Looking for Patrick -- New Plainview -- Old St. Vincent's, Houston -- The old order -- Translation -- Holy Trinity Cemetery, Fingal, North Dakota -- Closed for the season -- Between seasons -- Shieldsville Churchyard, November -- In the driftless area -- With my mother in St Brendan's Cemetery, Green Isle, Minnesota.