August 6, 1858

in Thoreau’s Journal:

We pass haymakers in every meadow who may think we are idlers. But Nature takes care that every nook and crevice is explored by someone. While they look after the open meadows we farm the tract between the river banks and behold the shores from that side.

We too are harvesting an annual crop with our eyes, and think you Nature is not glad to display her beauty to us?