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| April 16, 2014 |
A cold, disagreeable day, — sun not fairly out, — yet the snow of yesterday melts apace; you can almost see it melt. Each time I look out I see more of russet or green. At first the bare ground shows itself in the middle of the road and rapidly widens, giving the birds wider pasture; then the grass in the fields begins to peep through and the landscape to acquire a russet hue again. The green blades under the south side of the houses and hills appear to have grown wonderfully since the snow fell, and to be several shades darker green.
H. D. Thoreau, Journal, April 16, 1854
The snow of yesterday melts apace; each time I look out I see more of russet or green. See April 28, 1854 ("During the last half of April the earth acquires a distinct tinge of green, which finally prevails over the russet") and note to April 11, 1860 ("The hills are now decidedly greened")
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