Lyons Regional Library

John, his brother Roger, and his sisters Susan and Titty, spend the summer at Holly Howe farm exploring the lake on the sailboat Swallow

A very rare pitacohi bird falls in love with a swallow and plucks his colorful feathers to transform dry, barren San Juan Capistrano into a haven of flowers and flowing water, which the swallows can easily find when returning from their annual migration.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, life cycle, and habitats of the graceful migratory bird the swallow.

This book consists of a collection of memories from the hardy pioneer families who settled at Swallows, Colorado in the Arkansas river Valley. To preserve the nature of the memories family contribution are printed as they were submitted without editing.