. . .
K “The colors are the clue. The lime leaves are transitioning into lemon leaves to give us one more clue that change is coming.”
J “The leaves are leaving us. Out here, some are turning tea- and tannin-colored before dropping and departing. It is coming quickly. ”
. . .
K “Evergreen trees are such an enduring and enriching inspiration. Always the same. Always there. Always standing resolute. The Great Arborist came up with a diverse palette.”
J “Cutting one down for Christmas is always trying. Burning a dead one is a funeral pyre for the tree. Yet that is the cycle.”
. . .
K “The four cardinal dates in a year are somewhat akin to the four cardinal points on the compass. Markers that demarcate. Each date pushes me to make a quarterly review of the past activities and the next quarter’s possibilities. Four more chances to make and break New Year’s Resolves.”
J “I hope the next quarter does not also pass in a few weeks. Everything is moving and changing too quickly.”
. . .
[See “10 Classic Autumn Poems Everyone Should Read” by Dr Oliver Tearle with Loughborough University in www.interestingliterature.com.]
[See the e-commentary at The Economic Equinox: Half Light; Half Dark? (September 25, 2023).]
Bumper sticker of the week:
“Now the leaves are falling fast” “Autumn Song” by W. H. Auden
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