Zphx
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Vermonter following H.D. Thoreau 170 years ago today.
A Book of the Seasons, https://ztonephruit.blogspot.com/search/label/BOS
A Book of the Seasons, https://ztonephruit.blogspot.com/search/label/BOS
Take an original and unprejudiced view of Nature. . . as the first men, and all children and natural men still do. February 28, 1860
Become a witness with unprejudiced senses to the order of the universe. January 11, 1857
Become a witness with unprejudiced senses to the order of the universe. January 11, 1857
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Take an original and unprejudiced view of Nature. . . as the first men, and all children and natural men still do. February 28, 1860
Become a witness with unprejudiced senses to the order of the universe. January 11, 1857
Become a witness with unprejudiced senses to the order of the universe. January 11, 1857
Ignore or forget
all that men presume they know –
become a witness.
HDT ~ February 28, 1860
all that men presume they know –
become a witness.
HDT ~ February 28, 1860
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Ignore or forget
all that men presume they know –
become a witness.
HDT ~ February 28, 1860
all that men presume they know –
become a witness.
HDT ~ February 28, 1860
The year looks back to
summer and her face reflects
a summer smile.
HDT ~ December 1, 1852
summer and her face reflects
a summer smile.
HDT ~ December 1, 1852
December 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The year looks back to
summer and her face reflects
a summer smile.
HDT ~ December 1, 1852
summer and her face reflects
a summer smile.
HDT ~ December 1, 1852
Thorny bushes now
look more thorny than ever –
each thorn is prolonged.
HDT ~ December 26, 1855
look more thorny than ever –
each thorn is prolonged.
HDT ~ December 26, 1855
November 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Thorny bushes now
look more thorny than ever –
each thorn is prolonged.
HDT ~ December 26, 1855
look more thorny than ever –
each thorn is prolonged.
HDT ~ December 26, 1855
- the hushed stillness of the wood at sundown.
HDT ~ December 15, 1856
HDT ~ December 15, 1856
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
- the hushed stillness of the wood at sundown.
HDT ~ December 15, 1856
HDT ~ December 15, 1856
October light fades
into the clear white leafless
November twilight.
HDT ~ November 14, 1853
into the clear white leafless
November twilight.
HDT ~ November 14, 1853
November 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
October light fades
into the clear white leafless
November twilight.
HDT ~ November 14, 1853
into the clear white leafless
November twilight.
HDT ~ November 14, 1853
Forces of winter
ready for their first frigid
act of the season.
ready for their first frigid
act of the season.
November 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Forces of winter
ready for their first frigid
act of the season.
ready for their first frigid
act of the season.
Deciduous trees
investing the evergreens –
bosky by degrees.
HDT ~ May 14, 1852
investing the evergreens –
bosky by degrees.
HDT ~ May 14, 1852
November 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Deciduous trees
investing the evergreens –
bosky by degrees.
HDT ~ May 14, 1852
investing the evergreens –
bosky by degrees.
HDT ~ May 14, 1852
Our minds are nourished
and invisibly repaired
hidden spots of time.
and invisibly repaired
hidden spots of time.
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Our minds are nourished
and invisibly repaired
hidden spots of time.
and invisibly repaired
hidden spots of time.
Western sunset sky
serene, pure, ineffable
– the unclouded mind.
HDT January 17, 1852
serene, pure, ineffable
– the unclouded mind.
HDT January 17, 1852
November 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Western sunset sky
serene, pure, ineffable
– the unclouded mind.
HDT January 17, 1852
serene, pure, ineffable
– the unclouded mind.
HDT January 17, 1852