October 15.
The first snow is falling in large flakes, filling the air and obscuring
the distant woods and houses, as if the inhabitants above were emptying their
pillow-cases. The ground begins to whiten, and our thoughts begin to prepare
for winter.
H. D. Thoreau, Journal, October 15, 1852
See October 27, 1851 ("This morning I wake and find it snowing and the ground covered with snow, quite unexpectedly, . . . The birds fly about as if seeking shelter. The cold numbs my fingers. Winter, with its inwardness, is upon us. A man is constrained to sit down, and to think.")
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.
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