Quotres: The Seasons. (6)

 Seasons           232          "It always seems to catch us by surprise, that day when we know the summer is not endless, that autumn is just over the hill or up the valley." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year

Seasons           232          "But it is the light, not the temperature, that marks the change [from summer to fall]…the clear blue sky, the sharp shadows, the way they fall." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year

Seasons           240         " September comes, and with it a sense of autumn." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year

Seasons           240          "Autumn never comes overnight…creeps in on a misty dawn and vanishes in the hot afternoon…tiptoes through the treetops, rouging a few leaves…". Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year

Seasons           259          "Spring was all eagerness and beginnings, summer was growth and flowering…autumn is the achievement summarized, the harvested grain, the ripened apple, the grape in the wine press…the bright leaf in the woodland…the froth of asters at the roadside." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year