As befitting Labor Day, we labored up and down Clifton Gorge, admiring the pre-fall flower fireworks along the rushing river and Blue Hole.

Then we stopped at Peifer Orchards to partake in the first harvest of squashes, pumpkins, apples, etc., and the incredible marvel of the vast sunflower field, a major attraction each year.  Photos don’t do it justice.

Some pretty mums, and last but not least, a refreshing Kansas City IPA after all the “labor”…