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The day started off gloomy, 

but the sun came out later 

to add even more brilliance 

to the geraniums' hot pink display.

Later that afternoon, a cold wind 

swept through, pulling limbs 

from the trees, with a hail storm 

so heavy the ground looked as 

though the season's first 

snowfall had occurred.

Now, the temperatures have 

returned to the 70s, but the trees

are beginning to change color,

and the geraniums' petals

were beaten to the ground.