August, Week 35
SNAIL SHELLS
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Spirals logarithmic gastropods mollusk vortices stripes, spots lines, dots bumps, spines, protuberances scrolls, swirls convoluted helical cochlear graceful curves mirroring the sinuous shapes of the waves under which they live |
September, Week 36
VIRGO (The Virgin)
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Pristine and pure, the untouched egg surrounded by zealous sperm calm, tranquil, quiet repose wiggling madly in their frantic struggle peacefully floating in serene silence frenzied flurry of ardent activity idle dreams |
September, Week 37
TREE FROGS
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Leaping jumping falling hopping
poisonous mucous-covered amphibians
tadpoles racing to mature |
September, Week 38
AUTUMNAL EQUINOX
the wind turns cold
fruits ripen, drop, and plants wither
dainty ice filigree, frost heaves
splendid changes of color
from cool green
to deceptively warm golds and reds
estivation ends with renewing rains
or
hibernation begins with sinking temperatures
aromatic decay perfumes the air
fungi, leaf litter, earthy scents
the sunset burns
with brilliant rays
of salmon and scarlet
September, Week 39
FALL FOLIAGE
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Swirling, fluttering, drifting wind-blown adornments the deciduous plants are discarding their leaves elm, oak, beech, alder, sycamore willow, walnut, redbud, lilac, locust maple, catalpa, poplar, hickory, ivy ash, cypress, birch, aspen, sumac dogwood, sweetgum, cherry, apple, pear honeysuckle, laurel, currant, blueberry azalea, hawthorn, chinaberry, myrtle beautiful crepe-paper decorations cast off at the end of the season |
October, Week 40
LIBRA (The Scales)
diatonic or chromatic
a scale
weighing
scale insects against fish scales
balanced
on a stack of shale (Burgess)
snails scale
a scale of one to ten
major, minor, pentatonic, octatonic
a scale of things to come