What a whirlwind the energy of this summer has been! And it doesn’t seem to show any signs of letting up. Last night, I woke to a fox outside my window screaming in the night. This morning is damp and static, a low buzz of crickets and cicadas fills the trees. There is a blue jay that lives here, and it’s always pretending to be a hawk. You’re not fooling anyone, I think. This week is marked by a new moon, the midpoint between the solstice and the equinox, and a lot of rain. We are losing over two minutes of daylight a day. Sunset is just a few minutes past 8 p.m.
The Midpoint:
- There was a new moon on Sunday, August 4.
- Tuesday, August 6 was the midpoint between solstice and equinox.
- Here and there are signs of fall on the horizon: a pink or red leaf, the faint yellowing of the leaves, the way the mugwort and ferns begin to die from the inside out–you are now able to see inside the dark heart of a thicket.
Julia Sforza 