Photo by Brian Halprin
14) Sunset: “If the day and the night are such that you greet them with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs, is more elastic, more starry, more immortal, - that is your success.” “The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.” Thoreau believed in the power of continuity found in nature. The setting and rising of the sun fascinated him, and he believed these two pivotal times had an incredible force over the observer. We should treasure these times of day and night, since the natural world is ever present. I hope you enjoyed this walk through tour of Walden Pond. Now go outside and explore a part of the natural world close to you! |
Walking Tour of Walden Pond |