House Warming (Walden)
Fruit picking
During harvest season Thoreau was picking grapes in the meadows when he notices cranberries which will sadly be cultivated and used for jams for Boston.
Thoreau picked wild apples and chestnuts in Lincoln and stole nuts from the squirrels and would even shake the trees. Thoreau believes that if nature was thriving in New England then the ground nut would drive the corn to extinction.
Changing of seasons
By the beginning of September Thoreau noticed the changes in the leaves and their color would be reflected in the pond.
During October wasps would make their way to Thoreau's cabin and they never bothered him but they did scare his visitors.
In November Thoreau would bask in the sun across from the pond for warmth.
Shadows/One room
Thoreau notices that the shadow of the fire shows shadows on the unplasetred wall. Thoreau eventually plasters the walls to stay warm.
The Pond started to get colder in November.
Thoreau enjoys the idea of having all the attraction of the house in one room. He even dreams about a large one room house with a large fire where anyone can see everything in the house.
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Thoreau believes that you should be able to see the fire that cooks your food which is a better structure than most houses where everything is broken up into separate rooms.
Plastering/The cold
Thoreau plasters his walls to keep out the cold and comes to like the art of plastering. He notices how bare his walls were after he plastered them.
The Pond had developed a thin layer of ice Thoreau liked to look through this layer of ice and see the water reaching all the way down.
The mornings after the pond freezes bubbles and Thoreau's facial reflection could be spotted. The bubbles would move after some warm days.
Thoreau cut a piece of ice out and see that the ice formed around a bubble which led Thoreau to discover that the bubbles would melt.
Winter/Wood
In late December the pond freezes over completely and there is now snow covering the ground.
Thoreau now collects wood for his fire and thinks about how the Romans made sacrifices before cutting wood. Cutting down wood saddens him which is natural since he is a Transcendentalist.
Wood costs a lot in America which is understandable since there is such a high demand for it.The smoke from the chimney symbolize that someone is home.
Warmth
Thoreau believes that artificial warmth is very useful because humans require constant warmth and it makes time for the fine arts.
People could easily die if the winters or snow storms were any more colder.
Lost flame
Next winter Thoreau uses a cooking stove instead of a fire and feels saddened because he believes that fires are like the center of the house. The fire was like a friend to him and it always seemed to have some sort of face.