Man versus Nature in the Fall

Fall.  Man and Nature.  It's all in your outlook.  Edwin Way Teale said "for man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together: for nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad".

At this time of year, corn is starting to be harvested in southern Manitoba.

But, across the province, leaves are falling ...

... and seeds are being dispersed by the wind.

Unfortunately, I must now rake up those leaves in my yard and hope, as I do so, that I'm not aiding nature by spreading countless weed seeds across my turf.  Somehow, I think Nature will win, as it always does.  Ah, well, I need the exercise anyways.