the Thoreau Log. 3 June 1852. Concord, Mass. Thoreau writes in his journal: The nepeta by Deacon Brown’s, a pretty blue flower. It has been a sultry day, and a slight thunder-shower, and now I see fireflies in the meadows at evening (Journal, 4:79). Log Index Log Pages Select... 1817-1832183318341835183618371838183918401841184218431844184518461847184818491850185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862