March 22, 1853 March 22, 2016 by allandibiase in Thoreau’s Journal: The tapping of the wood pecker-rat-tat-tat-knocking at the door of some sluggish grub to tell him that the spring has arrived-&his fate. This is one of the season sounds-calling the roll of birds & insects-the reveillee- Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like Loading... Related