Before a Single Green Blade

Subscribers can enjoy every episode: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoreausleaves/subscribe" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thoreausleaves/subscribe</a>Jan 20 - 28, 1852Henry muses on the structural value of his journal, and reminds himself: “Associate reverently and as much as you can with your loftiest thoughts.” MUSIC:“Overhead” by Blue Dot Sessions, courtesy of Free Music Archive“Domina Transit” by Blue Dot Sessions, courtesy of Free Music Archive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 3, 1852 Henry envisions a fitting repository for the works of naturalists, philosophers, and poets, free from "cold-blooded and methodical officials."MUSIC:“Threads and Veils” by Blue Dot Sessions, courtesy of Free Music Archive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

February 27 - March 15, 1853Henry notes the first evidence of spring, and reminds himself: "Dwell as near as possible to the channel in which your life flows." MUSIC:"Alsace" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with the artist. "Red-Wing Meditation" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with the artist."Tortoise Shell" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with the artist."Pink Gradient" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with the artist."All the Quiet Work" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with the artist.SOUND CREDITS:Red-Shouldered Hawk: Christopher McPherson, XC602509. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/602509Eastern Bluebird: Christopher McPherson, XC601010. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/601010 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder ... and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance than I should have been by any epaulet which I could have worn."(from the chapter "Winter Animals" in Walden)MUSIC:"Backwards Flow (Instrumental)" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with the artist. "Blackbird Reverie (Instrumental)" by Chad Crouch, https://www.soundofpicture.com/, used by courtesy of a licensing agreement with the artist.SOUND CREDITS:Barred Owl: Lance A. M. Benner, XC486052. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/486052.Canada Goose: Meena Haribal, XC543318. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/543318Great Horned Owl: Lance A. M. Benner, XC595324. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/595324Squirrel on roof: courtesy of Darius Kedros. Accessible at https://freesound.org/s/276857/Squirrel chatter, courtesy of bmccoy2. Accessible at https://freesound.org/s/342105/Blue Jay: Denis Provencher, XC754448. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/754448.Black-capped Chickadee: Ian Davies, XC51770. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/51770. Black-capped Chackadee: Paul Marvin, XC299725. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/299725. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Even in the deep of winter, "heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads." (From Walden, "The Pond in Winter")Music: "Pilgrims" by Some Were at Sea; "Reflections" by Pete James Johnson(All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

December 29th and 31st, 1853Henry walks out amid the worst snowstorm in recent Concord memory, and on New Year's Eve recalls his past drunkenness.Snow Bunting sounds by Terje Kolaas: accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/425902Music: "Per Paura Che Si Rompa" by Bottega Baltazar; "The Racer" by Tristan Barton(All songs used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An October day in a boat on Walden, and "a pretty game, played on the smooth surface of the pond, a man against a loon." (From Walden, "Brute Neighbors")Loon sounds by Andrew Spencer, XC 189383 (accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/189383); and Todd Wilson, XC103421 (accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/103421).Music: "Love You" by Yehezkel Raz; "Revelations" by Tristan Barton(All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

March 29, 1853Henry does a little digging and discovers "a wonderful piece of chemistry."Music: "White Dream" and "Icicles" by Yehezkel Raz(All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For July 12th, 2020, a reading of Thoreau's original fable about the reaches and depths of time and art, and about the spirit behind the building of a new world. Here's to "a world with full and fair proportions."Music: "Sails" by Rodello's Machine; "Walking in Forests" by Ben Winwood(All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 16, 17, & 23, 1854"This earth which is spread out like a map around me is but the lining of my in-most soul exposed."Music: "Ballerina" by Yehezkel Raz; "Your Faces" by LMOP; "As It Will Be" by Jameson Nathan Jones(All music used courtesy of the artists through a licensing agreement with Artlist.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.