Come September, the big floral show is mostly over but early autumn still has plenty to offer. Arching sprays of yellow goldenrod light the meadow.

September is Snakeroot season. Their white blooms brighten the dark corners of the woods. As they are fully deer-proof, they form a monoculture outside the deer exclosure.

Blue Mist—more lavender than blue—forms a colorful carpet by early September.

The Dogwoods are one of the first to show their true colors, a burgundy-red.

Then Sassafras do their thing in whatever colors they choose—yellow to orange to red, sometimes on the same tree.

Is there a more intense red than Sumac in the fall?

As leaves begin to fall, the vista of the bluffs across the Delaware River comes more into view with each passing day. Soon, it will be winter.