Round 1 – Amber Leaves
The canopy changes slowly at first. Shortly, the amber leaves of autumn take over the forest. It is their swan song.
My lab enjoys one last blast of fun before the winds of winter arrive.
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Round 2 – Colorful Palette
She took to her easel, her colorful palette of oil-based paints at the ready. She knew today would be different.
Another day of watching her flame flicker into nothingness.
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Round 3 – Crisp Breeze
Playing this game in August seems wrong. Voluminous sweat soaks the uniforms as behemoths toil away in the noontime sun.
It is this work that makes champions in the crisp breeze of November.
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Round 4 – Full Moon / Rising or Setting
Who was the first person to consider that the full moon did not actually rise in the sky, but is an optical illusion involving objects is varying states of rotation?
More importantly, who was the first person to be brave enough to say it out loud?
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Round 5 – Fog and Rain / Mist and Shadow
The mist and shadow
The ally of the detective
Watching
Waiting
Timing the strike
The prey has knowledge
That he may be watched
He knows for sure
With a sneeze
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Round 6 – Apple Orchard
No one saw the teens stealing away from the group. They had been growing closer in biology class and wanted to put what they had learned into practice.
Love in the apple orchard.
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Round 7 – Pumpkin (pie)
There were three things that we had plenty of where I grew up.
Fog
Artichokes
Pumpkins
It took me a long time to realize how unique the area was.
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Round 8 – 10
Skipped
Encore Round 1 – Hayride
New kid
West Coast
Hayride
Load the keg
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Encore Round 2 – Hooting Owls / Sounds of the Night
The chirp of the crickets
The hooting of owls in the distance
The hike in was worth it
For this nirvana
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Encore Round 3 – Cider / Brandy / Relaxing
Grandad was relaxing by the fire, a brandy in hand. I sat down on the log next to him, hoping for some wisdom.
He turned to me and smiled. “You know this is cider, right? Always keep ‘em guessing, kid.”
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Encore Round 4 – Bonfire
The mob chanted around the bonfire, burning their textbooks in protest. My roommate tossed a couple on the growing inferno with a laugh.
“How can you do that to books you spent so much money on?” I asked.
“They’re yours.”
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Encore Round 5 – Cozy Sweater
A hug from you is like wearing a cozy sweater.
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Encore Round 6 – Hot Chocolate / Frothy Thoughts
“You always get hot chocolate here. Why? The coffee is magnificent!”
“It’s the only place where they froth it like a latte. Much more flavor.”
I love people who think outside the box, even at a cafe.
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Encore Round 7 – Crunching Leaves – Underfoot
The soldiers walked through the killing fields without noticing the crushing of bones, sounding like crunching leaves underfoot. They were anesthetized to the horror.
How do we stop making people like this?
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Encore Round 8 – Chicken Noodle Soup
The trip was brutal. Two flight delays because of weather. A mixup at the rental car counter. The family was exhausted.
Grandma had a bowl of her famous chicken noodle soup for each of them, already waiting for them.
Heaven.
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Encore Round 9 – The Pines
The Pines was notorious amongst the locals. Seemingly a tranquil row of vacation cottages, the screams in the night were frequent and terrifying. It was so frightening that the police just left whatever stalked there alone.
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Encore Round 10 – Grey Skies / Changing Landscape
The grey skies intensify as the changing lanscape rolls by our windows. The feeling is ominous.
Driving into a monsoon can be quite unsettling.
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