Summer in exile

“Winter, the aged chief,
Mighty in power,
Exiles the tender leaf,
Exiles the flower.”
– Robert Fuller Murray,
(1863-1894), A December Day

St Albans, December 2020

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eklastic says:

December 26, 2020 at 21:18

ahhh… but winter isn’t what it used to be. It’s Christmas day and my roses are still flowering!
https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2020/12/26/at-least-hes-trying/

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  December 26, 2020 at 22:52
  
  Wow! Certainly some climate warming! 😦
  
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    December 26, 2020 at 22:55
    
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Sue says:

December 23, 2020 at 22:48

Oh, interesting quote, Debbie

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BeckyB says:

December 23, 2020 at 15:21

ooh what a thoughtful quote

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By Debbie Smyth
On December 23, 2020
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