August is August

I spent a few days in Maine last week where August is large and lush this year. This morning, back in Florida, I was doing my trimming of roses, trees, bushes, vines and it struck me that August is August, at least, in Maine and Florida and I suspect all along the east coast. Growth has reached its height and even now plants and insects are carefully planning for the winter, production of seeds and pods that will lay dormant all winter waiting for a new season.