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 A new blog to contain answers to prompts |
Since my old blog "Everyday Canvas "  became overfilled, here's a new one. This new blog item will continue answering prompts, the same as the old one. Cool water cascading to low ground
To spread good will and hope all around.  |
| Prompt: If someone asked you caption August, what would you say? (provide (an illustration) with a title or explanation.) --------- The Warning by the Last Hurrah  In most places they baptize August as the summer's swan song. Far be it from me to say that in view of where I live, since where I live autumn's approach is not felt at all. So, instead, it leaves me to worry about the hurricanes that may arrive and raise havoc. I would, therefore, call August, "The Warning!" Although, rarely, there were also hurricanes in August, too. Then, I have to honor my good friends living in the northern parts of the country, so I think, I'll also caption August as "The Last Hurrah!" Putting these two captions together, "The Warning by the Last Hurrah" comes to mind. Also, for many regions, August is a time of peak harvest. Gardens overflow with ripe tomatoes, corn, berries, apples, and other good stuff. Luckily, where I am, we get a trickle of that bounty through the workings of interstate commerce. Does August suggest a touch of bittersweet nostalgia, as well? At my age anything and everything suggests nostalgia, as well. So why not August? Yes, I do recall my family's seaside excursions, as the illustration suggests, and beach fun. I also like watermelon a lot, for watermelon has great taste, provides water for the body, and a slice of it is good to look at. In reflection, then, I do appreciate the cycle of nature, too,--of growth, peak, gentle-decline, decline, and renewal. So, maybe August is a powerful reminder for us, to flow with the rhythm of the year, embracing both the fullness of the present and the gentle certainty of what's yet to come. |
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