Autumn is marching on: even the scarecrows are wearing dead leaves....

 My girl Pearleen as a guard dog or property supervisor:

"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 sweetiness into the heavenly wine."

-  Rainer Maria Rilke