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True, these unenlightened rodents know little of our ways and customs. How could they? One imagines that these beady-eyed beasts might spend several years in one gnarled oak, living comfortably with nine, perhaps ten, acquaintances. Should one resident grow weary of its vista, it might venture north toward the more spacious beeches or south toward the scenic riverside elms. With such freedom, it is no wonder that these acorn mongers live cheerful little lives...
...immense roof garden with exquisite views of Boston and the Charles. The masters share the wealth with the students a few times a year when they open their garden to House cocktail parties at sunset. One of the hosts, the master's dog Quincy, has his own spectacular vista--a closed in porch just...
...stars are an endangered species," complains Wini Brewer, a Morongo Valley, Calif., artist who purchased five acres of desert property for its starry vista in 1996 but is now mired in squabbles with the owners of what she considers grossly over-lit homes and businesses. "Ruining the sky," she says, "is no different from ruining the view of Yosemite...
Despite assurances that the garden will be restored exactly as it is today, no guarantees can be given. It is false optimism to assume that the North Vista as a roof garden, which is what it will be, can ever have the same character or viability as it does today...
Although the architects hope to build an entire building below Farrand's garden, under the section of the lawns known as the North Vista, they say that their project will only force the removal of four mature trees from the site, two of them not even planted by Farrand...