The Friday Forum - September 13

My garden looks like this now, awash in goldenrod. The goldenrod volunteered years ago, and it has spread everywhere in my sunny back yard. Although it's terribly invasive, I love it when it blooms like this. The masses of yellow are cheerful. Late yesterday, we finally got some rain. The ground in my garden was so dry it had cracked. The thunderstorms came with damage in the area,