The fishermen say that the "thundering of the pond" scares the fishes and prevents their biting.
Henry David ThoreauAll change is a miracle to contemplate, but it is a miracle which is taking place every instant.
Henry David ThoreauBefore the end of December, generally, they experience their first thawing. Those which a month ago were sour, crabbed, and quite unpalatable to the civilized taste, such at least as were frozen while sound, let a warmer sun come to thaw them, for they are extremely sensitive to its rays, are found to be filled with a rich, sweet cider, better than any bottled cider that I know of, and with which I am better acquainted than with wine. All apples are good in this state, and your jaws are the cider-press.
Henry David Thoreau