Posted in Nature Study

I was suddenly sensible of such sweet and beneficent society in Nature, in the very pattering of the drops and every sound and sight around my house, an infinite and unaccountable friendliness all at once like an atmosphere sustaining me, as made the fancied advantages of human neighbourhood insignificant, and I have never thought of them since. (Henry David Thoreau, 1854)

Today, we headed out to Walden Pond in Concord MA to do a little Trout fishing. They stock the pond yearly with the fish and had just done so a few weeks ago. We didn't catch anything however. I think it was a bit to chilly this morning. It rained out the past two days, so it was in the high 40's.

We took a walk around and explored a little and learned a little more about Henry David Thoreau (at least I did hehe). This area was once owned by Emerson and he allowed Thoreau to live here. From what little reading I did on they today, they were good friends. This is a replica of Thoreau's house and a little info on how much it cost him to build the house.

Can you imagine paying so little for a home today? A shed this size would cost hundreds now. Here's a link for you to build a card model of Thoreau's house. I think I will make one with Matt later tonight. (I'll post it when we are done).

Walden Pond is a kettle hole, a deep (103 foot) pond formed over 12,000 years ago when the last glacier to cover New England slowly melted away. As it did, large chunks of ice broke off and beame surrounded and covered by vast amounts of sand and gravel carried by streams flowing fromthe glacier. As these blocks melted, they left behind depressions that eventually filled with water. Because of this geological history, most kettle holes like Walden Pond have no streams flowing into or out of them (from the Walden Pond State Reservation brochure).