autumn chronology: late september, north saskatchewan river valley, edmonton

through the woods, aspen-carpeted

so do i.

roots and the path

tansy, thistle fluff, still-green sedge

nest of this summer's wasps

perhaps this one's home?

thistle fluffs

looking upriver from the swallow-hollowed banks

dried seed flakes of the amaranth

the last yellowing of the tansy/bitter buttons

and the sap-tipped twig waits for spring.