At last, on this day of the autumnal equinox, it seems that our weather has finally cooled appropriately for the season. Sugar maples are beginning to show their fall colors as the more delicate foliage begins its seasonal withdrawal into obscurity. Walnuts, milkweed pods, and cattails are abundant. Honeybees, a rare sight nowadays, have tirelessly harvested nectar from the goldenrod next to butterflies, wasps, and flies. The woods seem quieter as humans return to their regular schedules and wildlife prepares for winter.