Waning summer

Most of the flowers are starting to wind down in the garden and I have been harvesting seed for next season. It's time to call it a draw with the weeds. I never win. It's nice to let the goldfinches have the coneflower seeds. They appreciate it. Hummingbirds are feeding with wild abandon, knowing they have a long flight ahead of them. The hollyhocks have the rich, dewladen color of fall. It's OK. It's all OK...I'm ready.