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1、AltogetherAutumn[1]It’stimetoplantthebulbs.ButIputitoffaslongaspossiblebecauseplantingbulbsmeansmakingspaceinborderswhicharestillflowering.Pullingoutalltheannualswhichnaturehasallowedtoeruptinoverpoweringpurple,orangeandpink,afinalcryofjoy.Thatwouldalmostbemurder,andsoI’llwaituntilt
2、hefirstnightfrostanaesthetizesalltheflowerswithacold,creakycrustthatcausesthemtowither;averygentledeath.NowIwanderthroughmygardenindecisively,tryingtoholdontothelastdaysoflatesummer.[2]Thetreesareplumpwithleafysplendour.Thebirchissoftlyrustlinggold,whichisnowflutteringdownlikeanunen
3、dingstreamofconfetti.SoonNovemberwillbeapproachingwithitsautumnstormsandleadenclouds,hangingaboveyourheadlikesoakingwetrags.Justletitstaylikethis,Ithink,gazingatthehugemysteriousshadowsthetreesconjureupontheshininggreenmeadows,thecowslanguidlyflickingtheirtails.Everythingbreathesana
4、irofstillness,thesilencerentbytheexuberantcoloursofasters,dahlias,sunflowersandroses.[3]Themorningsbeginchilly.Theeveningsgiveyoushiversandcoldfeetinbed.Butinthemiddleofthedaythesunbreaksthrough,evaporatingthemistonthegrass,butterfliesandwaspsappearandcobwebsglistenagainstwindowslik
5、esilverlace.Theharvestofawholeyear’shardworkisonthetreesandbushes:berries,beechmast,chestnuts,acorns.[4]SuddenlyIthinkofmyyoungestdaughter,livingnowinAmsterdam.Onedaysoonshewillcallandask,“Haveyouplantedthebulbsyet?”ThenIwillanswerteasinglythatactuallyI’mwaitinguntilshecomestohelpme
6、.Andthenwewillbothbeovercomebynostalgia,becauseoncewealwaysdidthattogether.Oneentiresunnyautumnafternoon,whenshewasjustoverthreeandahalfyearsold,shehelpedmewithalltheenthusiasmandjoyfulnessofherage.[5]ItwasoneofthelastafternoonsIhadheraroundbecauseherplaceinschoolhadalreadybeenreser
7、ved.Shewanderedaroundsohappilycarefreewithherlittlebucketandspade,coveringthebulbswithearthandcallingout“Nightnigh”or“Sleeptight”,herlittlevoicechatteringconstantlyon.Shediscovered“babybulbs”and“kiddiebulbs”and“mummyanddaddybulbs”—thelattersnugglingcozilytogether.Whilewewerebothwork
8、ingsoindustriouslyI
