Thoreau writes in his journal:
Vibernum dentatum. Grape yesterday. Vibernum nadum, June 5. A thick fog this morning, through which at last rain falls,—the first after a considerable and first drv shell . As yet nothing has suffered from dryness . . .
. . . P.M.—To Dugan Desert via Linnæa Hills.
Curled dock. Linnæa abundantly out some days: say 3d or 4th. It has not rained since morning, but continues cloudy and is warm and muggy, the sun almost coming out. The birds sing now more than ever . . .