Signs of Fall at the Ranch

When I was out walking this afternoon, I could not help but notice all the signs of impending Fall on the ranch. The grass that was still green around Auntie Violet's parking place when we left is dry and sere --


Looking down the lane, the sagebrush is yellow with blooms --

The wheat fields that were golden with ripening grain are now stubble --

The cheat grass is gray and feathery, the salt grass is dry --

Spider webs cover many of the weeds --

The sagebrush blossoms have turned into balls of fluff --

And the Russian thistles have begun to turn red and purple --

While the sun was shining today and the temperature was in the mid-eighties, it is all too evident that summer is over. I just hope that this lovely weather holds for the Mennonite Country Auction on Saturday!