Clear and cold, though still no first frost. In the garden, the lily-of-the-valley berries have dulled over like the hearts of dead moles.
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This will be the last report from the morning porch until October 23.
Daily short takes from an Appalachian hollow
Clear and cold, though still no first frost. In the garden, the lily-of-the-valley berries have dulled over like the hearts of dead moles.
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This will be the last report from the morning porch until October 23.
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“lily-of-the-valley berries have dulled over like the hearts of dead moles.” Stunning. The little mole of a poem begins to stir at these words. Thank you.
oh phew !
I was going to write, “BUT I LIKE the reports!!”
but now I only have to make it 10 days without thanks!
Thanks wrensong and Elisa both for your kind words. Part of me wishes I never had to leave the hollow, but it’s good to get out of my comfort zone once in a while, I think. (Just enjoyed the hell out of a five-km nature walk next to the Stockholm airport while waiting for my flight to Berlin.)