Excerpt from The Writings of Henry Thoreau, Vol. 13: Journal, Vol; 7; September 1, 1854 October 30, 1855A Paddle up River Water-worn Ice The Havoc made by the Ice Some Early Spring Birds A Flying Squirrel The River wriggling in its Bed Signs of Spring A Mink Ducks on the River A Skunk's Probings A Cold but Wholesome Wind November and March The First Warm Day.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.