Late-August haze — the seasonal in-between

食时 · In Season

冬瓜薏米汤

Winter Melon & Barley Soup

21 · August · 2026

Card one — lidded clay pot with winter melon, 食時 In Season, 21 Aug
Card two — slippers by a door, Not hot any more. Just tired.
Card three — five doodles: winter melon, barley, ginger, scallop, white pepper
Card four — covered pot on low flame, Don't wake it up. Draw it out.

Cicada Weather 夏日蝉语

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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