The green elm with the one great bough of gold Lets leaves into the grass slip, one by one, — The short hill grass, the mushrooms small milk-white, Harebell and scabious and tormentil, That blackberry and gorse, in dew and sun, Bow down to; and the wind travels too light To shake the fallen birch leaves from the fern. –Edward Thomas (1878–1917) |
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 297th day of the year Winter begins in 58 days
Monica (singer) was born on this day in 1980. Maureen O'Hara (actress) died on this day in 2015.
Question of the Day In old almanacs, sometimes a lowercase s looks like an f. What is the reason for this? Answer |
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