These are the lovely seed pods of my magnolia tree and it means that summer is drawing to a close. Late
summer has always reminded me of a woman ready to
give birth, beautiful, heavy and ripe. Autumn is just
around the corner and September has just stepped
through the door!
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"Lord, it is time. The summer was very big. Lay thy shadow on the sundials, and on the meadows let the winds go loose. Command the last fruits that they shall be full; give them another two more southerly days, press them on to fulfillment and drive the last sweetness into the heavenly wine." - Rainer Maria Rilke
