The Domestic Triumphs of August
August 23, 2015
“Spring was a fever and autumn will be a regret, but this is the month of its own successful achievement to be more than barely sentient. . . . August is the month when the solid and the domestic triumph, when the prudent come into their own. The very birds, whose springtime was devoted to love and music, are now responsible parents who have forgotten how to sing. The early flowers of the woods waved their brief blossoms and are forgotten, but the roadside and the fields are taken over now by the strong, coarse, and confident weeds.”
— Joseph Wood Krutch, The Twelve Seasons: A Perpetual Calendar for the Country
August 23, 2015 at 6:21 am
“Responsible parents who have forgotten how to sing…” Oh, isn’t that the truth! I have young bluejays, cardinals, sparrows and mockingbirds following their parents around, and believe me, some of those parents are so clear in their appreciation for the raisins, blueberries, shelled sunflower and pecans I put out, it’s amusing.
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