It did turn sunny yesterday but all I did was collect some tomatoes for our supper. I need to water early today as the rain seemed to help hardly at all. We saw a pair of goldfinches worrying at the sunflowers. I plant sunflowers for then and other birds who also like sunflower seeds. A few days ago I saw a cardinal briefly visit. The shadow of the house is almost at the bottom of the fence and by the time the equinox comes by it will be at the top. That puts the garden into shade; not a deep shade since it will still get a good bit of reflected light from the white fence at the corners where the sun will strike morning and evening. Another confirmation that the outdoor gardening season is winding down.

Tom Englehardt has a good post at Tomdispatch titled "Welcome to the Post-American World."