第9部分(第4/7 頁)

mber　another　flowery　month。　Goldenrod　es　by　mid…August；　but　rises　to　a　peak　of　golden　abundance　inearly　September。　Late　thistles　make　spectacular　purple　accents。　And　asters“blossom　everywhere；　along　the　rcadsides；　in　meadows；　on　the　hilltops；　even　in　city　lots；　ranging　in　color　from　pure　whitethrough　all　degrees　of　lavender　to　the　royal　New　England　purpie。”

We　think　of　spring　as　the　miracle　time；　when　opening　bud　and　new　leaf　proclaim　the　persistence　of　life。　But　September　is　when　the　abiding　wonder　makes　itself　known　in　a　subtler　way。　Now　growth　es　to　annual　fruition；　and　preparations　are　pleted　for　another　year；　another　generation。　The　acorn　“ripens　and　the　hickory　nut　matures。　The　plant　mits　its　future　to　the　seed　and　the　root。　The　insect　stows　tomorrow　in　the　egg　and　the　pupa。　The　surge　is　almost　over　and　lire　begins　to　relax。

甜美的九月（3）

The　green　prime　is　passing。　The　trees　begin　to　proclaim　the　change。　Soon　the　leaves　will　be　discarded；　the　grass　will　sere。　But　the　miracle　of　life　persists；　the　mysterious　germ　of　growth　and　renewal　that　is　the　seed　itself。

This　is　gossamer　season。　Dawn　shimmers　with　spider　filaments；　proof　that　late　hatches　of　spiderlings　have　the　instinct　to　travel。　On　such　gossamer　strands　tiny　spiders　have　traveled　into　the　Arctic　and　almost　to　the　summits　of　the　Himalayas。　Soon　milkweed　pods　will　open　with　their　silver　floss。

This　is　the　season　of　the　harvest　moon。　With　reasonably　clear　skies　it　will　be　a　moonlit　wee