natal and new

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It's still hot. Summer. Heat index: 90s. 100s. Who knows were it'll go.

Spring is over and most of the trees have stopped producing leaves. In fact, some of the foliage is already starting you look a bit wilted and ragged.

Yet, many of the redbuds are still optimist. Still foliating. Still sallying forth. Delicate, red, heart-shaped leaves. Natal and new. But the cool breezes of April are long gone, and goodness, did they pick a sultry—Tennessee Williams: Cat-on-a-Hot-Tin-Roof kind of world to be born into.

How about a glass of ice-cold lemonade?

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