From Maples to Mouse-Ears: Thoreau’s October Observations

Henry David Thoreau c. 1856 (colorized and enhanced).

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 8, 1852 On this day, dear readers, we find ourselves transported to the tranquil shores of Walden Pond, where that most astute observer of nature, Henry David Thoreau, put pen to paper…

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Thoreau’s First Snowfall: Welcoming Winter at Walden Pond

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), a prominent American transcendentalist writer, philosopher, and naturalist.

Writing at Walden Pond On this day in 1855, it was starting to snow on Walden Pond, and Henry David Thoreau wrote in his journal: “At 8.30 a fine snow begins to fall, increasing very gradually, perfectly straight down, till in fifteen minutes the ground is white, the smooth places first, and thus the winter…

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