She stood slender and tall, majestic and noble, clad in her sapphire gown of petals and glittering diamonds of dew.  She was, at once, royal and proud, yet demure and gracious.  Posturing amidst the wind and rain.  A beacon of loveliness and tenacity.  A sign of Summer’s emergence. This weekend we’ll be celebrating Memorial…

She stood slender and tall, majestic and noble, clad in her sapphire gown of petals and glittering diamonds of dew.  She was, at once, royal and proud, yet demure and gracious.  Posturing amidst the wind and rain.  A beacon of loveliness and tenacity.  A sign of Summer’s emergence. This weekend we’ll be celebrating Memorial…

Monday’s whisper of warmth was summarily silenced by an unseasonal chill that threatened to mute the season’s dulcet, sweet tone and drag us, kicking and screaming, to Winter’s lair.  Snow, they say, is possible, and damp, bone-chilling temps are guaranteed.  Oh, sweet, gentle, November where have you gone?   As…