Signs of Fall

In honor of September's dawning and with autumn just around the corner, I took a walk around the yard and gardens to see what early signs of fall there were. It was easier than I thought to see the Mother Earth begin Her preparations for Her winter sleep.






Here we have Bee Balm gone to seed.






Here is Purple Cone Flower [Echinacea] also gone to seed.









Mugwort in full flower/seed.















Some of the walnuts that the children of a friend gathered from beneath their tree and gifted us.













The rake....left standing after my son Jonathan, finished raking some of the first leaves that have already fallen, due in part of the drought we had in August.



















Rose hips~yum.....tea time anyone?














Autumn color, this is just the beginning......












Toad stools, faery umbrellas, mushrooms.....growing across the fence.















Our glorious, 10-12 feet tall sunflowers are now leaning like old ladies on canes, drooping with their heavy load of delicious seeds, for us and the birds.