Quotes: The Seasons (5)

Seasons           206          "As summer advances, the colors change, slowly, subtly, but unmistakably." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year

Seasons           217          "The lights of the fireflies begin to dim, the buzz of the annual cicadas passes its shrill crescendo, the crickets stridulate, and after the crickets we hear the first katydids… can time the season by the insect sequence." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year

Seasons           217          "Tradition says first frost will come six weeks after the first katydid is heard." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year

Seasons           226          "What we really hear [in the late-August nights’ insects sounds] is the summer passing." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year

Seasons           227          "Now, in the insect-loud night, we know that October will come, and November, when only the scuffle of sere leaves will scratch the night." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year