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October Sunset

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Natasha Shabat

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Sunset at Walden Pond is different every time.  Tonight, from my kayak, it looked like a big flame diving down behind the trees.

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Being the Grass

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Natasha Shabat

It’s been dew, dew, dew, yet I’ve hardly given its “influence” a thought. Continue reading →

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9/11 at Walden Pond

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Natasha Shabat

Note: This post was originally written on April 13, 2012. Military-formation jets screamed overhead today. The flyover was part of the ceremonies for Boston Red Sox Opening Day.  But that sound will always remind me of September 11, 2001. Everyone … Continue reading →

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Late-August Succession of Morning Sounds

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Natasha Shabat

A quiet woodsy morning evolves into a wake-up call. Continue reading →

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July 27: The Most Perfect Art

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Natasha Shabat

“Language is the most perfect art in the world. The chisel of a thousand years retouches it.” Continue reading →

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A Little Quiz on Wisdom

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Natasha Shabat

Who said which?  Match the answers below with these five quotations: Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. The beginning of wisdom is awe of the One. I have always been regretting that … Continue reading →

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“Make to You a Teacher”

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Natasha Shabat

Thoreau and the ancient Jewish sages agree: Learn a few words of Hebrew. Continue reading →

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Yesterday I went to the Pond (Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections)

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Natasha Shabat

Walden Pond, photo at sunset. Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Natasha Shabat

One recent day at Walden Pond I decided to include some people in my viewfinder, and this is what I saw. Continue reading →

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Ghost Boat, Part I

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Natasha Shabat

Henry David Thoreau secretly studied Biblical Hebrew while he lived in the cabin at Walden Pond. Continue reading →

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