My early morning walk shared some late summer bloomers. The brilliant yellow of goldenrod captured my attention. No bird sounds—only a chorus of crickets greeted me.
Goldenrod appears in late summer, so this plant denotes the kigo or season word. It’s local to my area in Michigan. See how easy it is to create your own season words?
a native treasure brilliant goldenrod glimmers lithe grassland dweller © Colleen M. Chesebro
Colleen M. Chesebro 
Goldenrod has been very much in evidence around here for the past couple of weeks as well. It signals the in-between time between summer and autumn.
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I love this little park in my neighborhood. The city has been trying to bring back the native plants and flowers. There are ponds and little rivers all around it. The goldenrod color is so pretty this time of year.
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The park sounds lovely!
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It’s a great spot!
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You have such a keen eye for nature’s beauty Sis. Beautiful. ❤ And I'm signed up! xx
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Thanks, Sis. Sounds good. It’s nice to see the plants I grew up with in Wisconsin here in Michigan.
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How lovely! Glad you enjoying some #pureMichigan, Sis! ❤
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You’re welcome. I love seeing all plants from my youth! 😂
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A beautiful haiku, Colleen. I’m you’re enjoying living in Michigan.💕
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I feel at home here. Everything is close by and we’re surrounded by the natural beauty of Michigan.
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Feeling at home is what really matters in life, no matter where we live.
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It does, so much. You know WP.com with two blogs is totally different than it used to be. Each blog shares the same email, but you don’t get your follower totals from the other blog. Also, our social media accounts don’t add to our follower counts anymore. I think that’s strange.
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Beautiful morning walk and haiku, Colleen. I love goldenrod and laugh when it’s called a weed. Enjoy the last few days of autumn. ❤
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Thanks so much, Diana. I love many of the weed category flowers.
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