First snow of any consequence

December 4. 

Awake to winter, and snow two or three inches deep, the first of any consequence.

H. D. Thoreau, Journal, December 4, 1859

Snow two or three inches deep, the first of any consequence. See  December 4, 1860 ("The first snow, four or five inches, this evening."); See also November 12, 1859 ("The first sprinkling of snow, which for a short time whitens the ground in spots.”); see also December 3, 1854 ("The first snow of consequence fell in the evening, very damp (wind northeast); five or six inches deep in morning.”); December 26, 1853 ("The first snow of any consequence thus far. It is about three inches deep.”); December 26, 1857 ("Snows all day, — first snow of any consequence, three or four inches in all.") and  note to November 29, 1856 ("This is the first snow.”)

See also A Book of the Seasons,  by Henry Thoreau, December 4

A Book of the Seasons,  by Henry Thoreau

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