blossoms to seeds

There is a time when the blossoms of spring and early summer turn into the seeds of late summer and fall. That time has arrived. Red conical seed pods of the sumac are appearing. Goldfinches are gathering around the thistles in fields and pastures. When I got up this morning, there was the sound of something thumping to the ground in the front yard. I had no idea what it was and went to investigate. It was the sound of pine cones falling to the ground.