Ducks and Grouse (I think), James Adaire, Spring Grove PA, c. 1905 Ink and Crayon Drawing little yellow house The largest measures 6 1/2"

The largest measures 6 1/2" tall x 2 5/8" wide

Jink's fascination with animals

with quite a bit of confidence

at a old school antique shop in the Mohawk Valley in Upstate NY

A charming and cheering thing

Ducks and Grouse (I think), James Adaire, Spring Grove PA, c. 1905 Ink and Crayon Drawing little yellow house The largest measures 6 1/2"A final two by a young J. H Adaire of Spring Grove, PA today, this one c. 1905 I bought and sold a handful a month or two ago, then went back to the seller to scoop up a handful more; just my sort of naive drawings. I really love postures and colors and patterning on these birds, which I take for a grouse and a pair of ducks, marching in opposite directions, like two vignettes observed from around the farm. 8 3 4" x 5 7 8". Paper a bit brittle; I