A Book of the Seasons: February 22.

February 22.

Alder catkins in
my pitcher have shed pollen
for a day or two.
February 22, 1854


Red and yellowish
willow catkins now push out
half an inch or more.
February 22, 1854

Remarkably warm 
and pleasant weather, listen 
for the first bluebird.

Such pleasant weather

I listen for the first bluebird --

remarkably warm. 

Remarkably warm
listen for the first bluebird.

perfect spring weather

Raw westerly wind
but deliciously warm now
in sheltered places.
February 22, 1855

February 22, 2015

A Book of the Seasons, by Henry Thoreau
"A book, each page written in its own season,
out-of-doors, in its own locality.”

~edited, assembled and rewritten by zphx © 2009-2021