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season: late-fall
section: old names for storms
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the grey wind. november wind has no warmth left in it. it strips the last leaves and pushes through every crack. the old houses were not built to stop it, just to slow it down.

the spitting snow. not a real snowfall but a reminder. it comes sideways and does not stick. the old farmers took it as a signal to finish the last outdoor work.

a killing frost is not a storm but it arrives like one. clear, still, and cold enough to end everything still growing. the old timers read the sky at sunset: if it was clear and the wind was calm, they covered what they could and mourned the rest.

the thanksgiving storm. the first real snow that means it. it may melt, but winter has made its case. the old almanacs marked it as the true beginning of the cold season, regardless of what the calendar said.