Reblogged from Andrea Sephenson at Harvesting Hecate:
Autumn winds sweep in for a few days, making leaves dance and whipping up dervishes from cut grass. But the winds can’t sweep away the summer sun. It is still warm, dry and lazy. Bees and hoverflies still throng dandelions and sow thistles. Wherever I step, wasps drowse on the grass. Speckled woods have replaced painted ladies. Monster docks sway among the reeds in the burn, the most vivid bronzes and coppers of the season so far. Two swallows dart over the grass. Mallards and moorhens float on the pond. A bird cheeps in the bushes. Branches bleed with raspberries, rowan berries, rosehips. The burn is dry, pools still and clear. I struggle to feel the essence of September amid the lingering heat.
Continue reading at Harvesting Hecate to share the journey with Andrea and read her review of ‘A Girl Named Truth’ by Alethea Kehas
Reblogged this on Once Upon a Time…. and commented:
This is beautifully written and it make one feel the atmosphere as though you are there feeling what the narrator sees and feels.
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Thanks for sharing Andrea’s post, Kathy.
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Sue, as an identical twin I am often called Kathy – the name of my twin sister here on WordPress and also Facebook. When we were younger no one could tell us apart. We had to were name bracelets. Even our parents couldn’t tell us apart. 🙂
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My apologies, Karen. I should have checked 🙂
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Sue, no apology necessary. Honestly, we have been interchanged for each other always – even our husbands confused at times, And that is a funny story. Hugs xx Karen 🙂
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I’d like to hear that one 😉 x
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Okay…one day soon. I will talk to Kathy Lauren First. Karen Anna 🙂
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Oh, I will ask Kathy if it is okay to do. It is really funny. It is story that has happened many times. 🙂
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Wonderful 🙂
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