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[[underline]] Outlet Swamp [[/underline]]

The golden brown of the royal fern fields, the brown sedge heads - some golden brown - & yellow brown of pitcher plant tops make a harmonious autumn picture.
The cranberries are ripening in the bog - getting like rosy-cheeked snow apples.

[[underline]] Sept. 10 [[/underline]] After a period of rain & gray weather a heavy fog lightened to blue sky & we had a perfect day.  The marsh at the foot of the lake was a picture.  From its border looking up the lake, the ^[[insertion]] thin scattered [[/insertion]] yellow marsh grass was set in ^ [[insertion]] soft [[/insertion]] blue [[strikethrough]] sky [[/strikethrough]] water reflecting the ^[[insertion]] lovely [[/insertion]] sky.  
Tongues of dark Pontederia emphasized the delicacy of the light colors.  Looking across the marsh ^[[insertion]] gave [[/insertion]] the loveliest autumnal feeling - streaks & patches from sunny yellow through orange & brown.  Up at the lake the foothills were [[strikethrough]] mottled [[/strikethrough]] varied with sunshine & shadow - long streaks of afternoon light slanting across while the bulks were shaded.  The mountains in soft tones had shadow gulch lines - to the east - & ^[[insertion]] above [[/insertion]] balls & streakers of cloud in the soft blue completed the picture.
Golden browns of royal fern full of sun & autumn