Rabbits and statues

Older woman, in the Great River, now at its coldest hour, the heads and shoulders of the nymphs, and the great weedy-bearded head of the river-god, rose from the water. Beyond it, in every field and wood, the alert ears of rabbits rose from their holes, the sleepy heads of birds came out from under wings, ...

An elder woman in a wide, ice-chilled river. The sculptural heads and shoulders of watery nymphs, along with a grand, moss-encrusted head, presumably that of the river god, emerge from the rippling water. Beyond the river, in the surrounding fields and woods, the perky ears of rabbits can be seen protruding ...