September 5: Crickets

river flowing low and dry

slow ticking of insects

counts down the days

 

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September 1: Les Fraises

Rural, farm-covered L'Ile D'Orleans in the St. Laurence River is the farm basket of Quebec. Strawberries are one of the specialties, with two seasons: summer and fall. After visiting L'Ile D'Orleans today, I checked out the permanent farmers' market near the Old Port Quebec, where I bought a cup of fresh strawberries and ate them on the spot. They tasted of summer, even as the season begins to turn to fall.

 

Strange to start September

here in Canada

with farm-fresh strawberries.

 

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September 1: Beth's Farmstand

Rows of chrysanthemums,
last of the blueberries,
first of the apples.