One wonders that the tithing-men and fathers of the town are not out to see what the trees mean by their high colors and exuberance of spirits, fearing that some mischief is brewing. I do not see what the Puritans did at that season when the maples blazed out in scarlet. They certainly could not have worshipped in groves then. Perhaps that is what they built meeting-houses and surrounded them with horse-sheds for.
~Henry David Thoreau
There is a delightful blog set up that, every day!, posts a new snippet drawn from diary of Thoreau from the same calendar day. He was, apparently, a blogger before his time. I go there every day, and I suggest you do too. Nay, I demand it.
Holy hell, it's AOL!!! Ya look so... naked here....;)
Posted by: Penny | Friday, 07 October 2005 at 09:42 AM