A lidded clay pot with a curl of steam, a wedge of winter melon beside it — hand-lettered 食時 In Season, 21 Aug
Slippers by a door — hand-lettered: Not hot any more. Just tired.
Five loose doodles: winter melon, barley, ginger, scallop, white pepper — each labeled by hand
A covered pot on a low flame beside a clock — hand-lettered: Don't wake it up. Draw it out.
夏日蝉语 · Cicada Weather
Late August. Chushu almost here, not quite.

The heat is not dramatic anymore. Just present.

Winter melon. A little barley. Dried scallop if you have one.

Low flame. Lid on. Somewhere else to be.

The cicadas were still going when I lifted the lid.

Still going after.
处暑前两天。

蝉还在。

冬瓜切了厚片,薏米泡着,干贝一颗。

盖上盖子。

院子里有风,也可能没有。

喝完也没觉得凉快多少。

蝉还在。
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