There is a wisp of autumn in the air, with cool mornings and less daylight. Celestial events quieted after the peak of the Perseid meteor shower this past weekend, though they may be seen through Aug. 24. Our once-in-a-blue-moon second full moon of the month rises on Aug. 30.
Signs of late summer in the plant communities have come in the trumpet-shaped blooms of rosy-pink belladonna lilies on their plain brown stems. These South African…