Two days ago and still August, but one red maple had already, as Thoreau put it, “[run] up its scarl
![Two days ago and still August, but one red maple had already, as Thoreau put it, “[run] up its scarl](https://64.media.tumblr.com/471db88c20ac7001a3858a588b3e2ee4/tumblr_pebzk5fVez1qde5xzo1_1280.jpg "Two days ago and still August, but one red maple had already, as Thoreau put it, “[run] up its scarl")
Two days ago and still August, but one red maple had already, as Thoreau put it, “[run] up its scarlet flag on that hill-side, which shows that it has finished its summer’s work before all other trees". I remember this one, and by the time the ones around it turn red, its leaves will all be down. -- source link
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