Posts Tagged ‘nature journaling’
June 1, 2026 Johann Sebastian Müller, William Bull, Henry Beston, The Salad Garden by Joy Larkcom, and Mary Beal
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Patreon Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Today’s Show Notes Let’s talk about rhubarb — one of the spring garden’s greatest gifts. I grew up with a big rhubarb patch right by the…
Read MoreFrom Maples to Mouse-Ears: Thoreau’s October Observations
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…
Read MoreThoreau’s First Snowfall: Welcoming Winter at Walden Pond
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…
Read MoreHenry David Thoreau’s Autumn Reflections: Observing Nature’s Seasonal Shift
Approaching Winter On this day in 1855, Henry David Thoreau wrote in his journal: “The winter is approaching. The birds are almost all gone. The note of the ‘dee de de’ sounds now more distinct, prophetic of winter, as I go amid the wild apples on Nawshawtuct. The autumnal dandelion sheltered by this apple-tree trunk…
Read MoreHenry David Thoreau’s Departure from Walden Pond: The End of a Transcendental Experiment
Walden Pond Living Today is the anniversary of the day in 1847 when Henry David Thoreau left Walden Pond and moved in with Ralph Waldo Emerson in Concord, Massachusetts. His two years of simple living at Walden Pond were over. This post was featured onThe Daily Gardener podcast: helping gardeners find their…
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