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The Tattered Glory of August

August 18, 2017 by terrymaggert

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August is one of my favorite times. It's hot, but there might be the odd fresh morning that lets you know autumn is around the bend. My running route is packed with summer. Over the past two weeks, all of these signs have begun to fray, and beautifully so. There…

The Knock-Down Rain

October 26, 2015January 7, 2017 by terrymaggert

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For lack of a better term, that's what I'm calling our rain. Because it knocked down every leaf-like structure in the universe.Up until two days ago, we were in that glorious stretch of weather that makes everything seem possible!The sun was shining. The breeze was light. The sky, that perfect October…

September: The Glory Season

September 1, 2015January 7, 2017 by terrymaggert

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September. The Last Hurrah.Also my birth month, and the month we lost my mother nearly twenty years ago. There's a lesson here, I think.I've been in an area afflicted by seasons for more than twenty years of my life, and in some way, September has become my favorite month. Crops and flowers…