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A few days ago I walked along the edge of the lake and was treated to the crunch and rustle of leaves with each step I made. The acoustics of this season are different and all sounds, no matter how hushed, are as crisp

A few days ago I walked along the edge of the lake and was treated to the crunch and rustle of leaves with each step I made. The acoustics of this season are different and all sounds, no matter how hushed, are as crisp as autumn air.

Eric Sloane
Fall, Autumn, Lakes
Eric Sloane (2013). “Weather Almanac”, p.151, Courier Corporation

Unfortunately, the only recognized relics of yesterday's farmers are obsolete curiosities when the greatest relic, their philosophy of living, is seldom considered.

Eric Sloane
Philosophy, Yesterday, Curiosity
Eric Sloane (2004). “Our Vanishing Landscape”, p.15, Courier Corporation

There is no place for nostalgia in a progressive world. The new school not only ignores nostalgia, but condemns it. The world of yesterday is becoming an isolated world of remembrances and echoes so forbidden that, to decorate the present with it, you must often do so with a sense of humor or belong to a select group.

Eric Sloane
School, Echoes, Yesterday
Eric Sloane (1956). “American Yesterday. [With illustrations.]”, New York : W. Funk

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