Poor Will's Almanack: November 5 - 11, 2019

An Almanack horoscope suggests that the many seasons in the landscape of this time of year offer contrast and cheer to the darkening days. Early November marks the center of the Season of Second Spring: sweet Cicely, Virginia creeper, burdock, red clover, waterleaf, ground ivy, celandine, sweet rocket, dock and leafcup often revive and look ahead six months to Middle Spring. Deer Mating Season coincides with Witch Hazel Blooming Season, and the Season of Red Berries throughout the parks as dogwoods, hawthorns, bayberry and flowering crabs reveal their color. Soon Winter Wheat Greening Season greens the fields as Bluebird Migrating Season and Cricketsong Season close. At bird feeders, Junco Season adds juncos to the sparrows and cardinals. On the high wires Sparrow Hawk Season arrives. In the greenhouse, Jade Tree Flowering Season and Aloe flowering season complement the gathering tide of Christmas Cactus Flowering Season. Along the West Coast, the annual Crab Harvest Season parallels