A Taste of September

Series: Gardening by Osmosis | Story 7

August 27, 2024

Margaret A. Swenson

There is a taste of September in the air.

Soft, cool breezes on my face and sunshine on my back.

The skies are bluer and the yellow grass is greening.

Unexpected falling leaves float gently on walkways and paths.

Mornings come later and evenings earlier.

And I marvel at a new season ready to replace the old.

It is time to clean and fill hummingbird feeders for the hummers before they depart on their long journeys.

They will need energy to fly sometimes hundreds and even thousands of miles. The Rufous Hummingbird travels 4,000 miles to winter in Mexico from i...

 

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