MELLOW DAYS

We're starting into my favorite time of year. I love late summer and Autumn. The garden has gone through the sometimes blistering heat of July and is settling into the more peaceful days of August. I'm hoping this will be an allegory of our lives. In these past months, we've come through a blistering time too, and are hoping that things will be settling into a slower, more peaceful pace. 
Some of the earlier blooming poppies are setting seed already, and the pods are dry and ready to have the seeds gathered for next  year.  I leave some of them to be sown by the air, because that leads to nice surprises, but I like to have some to place exactly where I want them too.  This past summer, my choice of place was the wrong one, and the only poppies we had to enjoy were the ones sown last autum by the "wind faeries". They were wiser than I. 
The Lunaria (such a beautiful name) is ready to be gathered a bit early too, so I have an envelope of papery discs tucked away for next year.
The Shelties can enjoy a stroll in the garden again, as the mosquito population is slowing down. Sitting on the back porch with a cool something to sip on before dinner is becoming a pleasure again too.
And you know the best part of August now?  Neither my Sweetie nor I has to get ready to go back to school in a few short weeks!  Life is good :-)