Clear and still, with patches of light frost. The sky has made considerable inroads into the forest just since yesterday. A jay’s waking call elicits a reply from the far ridge: softer notes at first, then the familiar jeer.

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  1. “…the sky has made considerable inroads into the forest…” My favorite line of the week.

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  2. Really like that brilliant 2nd line!

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  3. Thanks, Dean and Sarah. I’ve been trying every October for years to put that into words, but now that I’ve landed on it, it seems so obvious!

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