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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“…the sky has made considerable inroads into the forest…” My favorite line of the week.
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Really like that brilliant 2nd line!
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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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It always does once you have it. I had the same problem with forsythia!