New and collected mind-prints. by Zphx. Following H.D.Thoreau 170 years ago today. Seasons are in me. My moods periodical -- no two days alike.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Lycopodiums
August 15.
Lycopodium lucidulum, how long?
H. D. Thoreau, Journal, August 15, 1857
See September 4, 1853 ("The lycopodium now sheds its pollen commonly."); October 12, 1859 ("Now for lycopodiums . . . — how vivid a green ! — lifting their heads above the moist fallen leaves."); October 17, 1857 ("The Lycopodium lucidulum looks suddenly greener amid the withered leaves."); November 27, 1853 ("I observe the Lycopodium lucidulum still of .a fresh, shining green."); December 7, 1853 ("L. lucidulum of the swamps, forming broad, thick patches of a clear liquid green "). See also A Book of the Seasons, by Henry Thoreau, The Lycopodiums
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