An Observation by Henry David Thoreau on 8 March 1859

Here where I live in Virginia it has been snowing off and on all day. On this day in 1859 Henry David Thoreau wrote the following observation in his journal:

To us snow and cold seem a mere delaying of the spring. How far we are from understanding the value of these things in the economy of Nature!

Source: Daily Observations: Thoreau on the Days of the Year (2005), edited by Steve Grant

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)