Monday, April 23, 2007

A perfect Earth Day

As the campus celebrates Earth Day and a Day Without Walls, the Pesky Blog is happy to highlight a local literary and environmental persona from the past, Henry David Thoreau. He was a man who was captivated by the natural world around him and his reflections on nature continue to endure and inspire. The library’s collection has much to offer the interested reader, including, Thoreau: on Land (818.3 THO), The Journal of Henry D. Thoreau (828 THO), and “In Wilderness Is the Preservation of the World” (779 POR). In Wilderness…depicts photographs by Eliot Porter along with selections from Thoreau’s writing providing a glimpse into the natural beauty of Thoreau’s Concord.




As students find their way outdoors and we move along campus with our daily routines, take a moment to capture Thoreau’s spirit and the simple, natural wonders around us.


Enjoy the day!

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