E.B. White on E.B. White -- Conch -- The ring of time -- Song of the queen bee -- A letter to J.C. Case -- A letter to the IRS -- On a Florida key -- I paint what I see -- The sea and the wind that blows -- Natural history -- Songbirds -- Hot weather (Seagull) -- Once more to the lake -- "Commuter" and "critic" -- A week in November (Fred) -- Homecoming -- Letters -- What do our hearts treasure? -- Apostrophe to a pram rider -- A shepherd's life (excerpt) -- Letters.