New Aggression

For a few days it seemed like the warm weather had all but driven the houndstooth completely underground, at least for the winter. Then, because of a cold snap or something-- no wait-- there was no "cold snap." It was that horrifically cold and windy and rainy last Friday. Suddenly the houndstooth was out again, like a field of poisonous mushrooms, sprouting everywhere it shouldn't. It seemed to have a new, more aggressive quality, too, as if they had invented a new variety in just the last few days, meant to counteract any wild notions of peace, harmony, tastefulness, or balance.