- In late August, Thoreau goes grape-picking and tries out a couple of other local bites (provided by nature, of course). By September, he notices that the maple trees are already changing color. In October, his house is swarming with wasps.
- Fast forward to November: Thoreau has constructed a chimney for his home, with some help from a visiting poet. Who knew poets could do manual labor?
- Thoreau thinks that having a big house is uncool. When you have a small house, you spend more time with your guests.
- With winter approaching, the pond is covered with ice. It's ripe for ice skating, but, instead, Thoreau spends his time chopping wood to keep him warm through the winter.
- There's definitely some romance in cooking outside, but the next year, Thoreau gets a stove and loses the romance.