Even though I don’t care much for fall and winter, the sunflowers in the garden certainly do a lot to brighten my day during this time of the year. Â Initially, it’s hard to get over their size. Â Sunflowers are huge. Â Maybe they are too huge to even really hold themselves up, but, as I have said before, I love the optimism that they seem to symbolize. Â I suppose in the wild economic world in which we live, their bold yet simple existence is just what I need.
Anyhow, enough of that philosophical stuff…I also am fascinated by the pattern of the seeds in their head and the apparently sweet nectar that draws so many bees and other bugs. Â It seems like every time that I look at the sunflowers, they have a new bug climbing on them. Â In addition to bouying my mood, they sustain insects in a typically difficult part of the year when most nectar sources dry up.
I love sunflowers…not like I love Edward Cullen or Mountain Dew, but as far as natural things go, they are the tops in my book!
Thank you for sharing these big beauties.
I love the patterns too, and if I remember correctly it has something to do with this stuff: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number...
which is math. I love math, but it does not love me, so I will just look at your flowers and be glad I can appreciate “pretty!”
There’s just something about having sunflowers in the garden. The garden would not feel complete without them.
I love sunflowers too!
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They are happy! Do you make sunflower seeds too?
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Nice!
How do you do that copyright thing on your photos?
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Maybe you’re attracted to the pattern of the seeds because it kinda-sorta is reminiscent of a honeycomb?
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Natalie – I think you are right. Tons of stuff can be related to that…Dan Brown does a great job of that in his books! Heehaw, the new one is out too!
Emily & YD – I def agree on that…
Capri Kel – I surely do…I’ll post on it when I do it!
Granny Sue – I use a wordpress plugin called scissors for the copyright thing
Caprilis – I never thought of that but I bet you’re right!
How did I miss this one?! I love sunflowers too… alas, ours finished blooming early last month. The birds feasted on the seeds. But they are wonderful flowers- thanks.
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How about an afternoon in the sunflower patch reading a vampire book drinking ice cold Dew…sounds like a Warren kind of moment! Kim
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Beau – I let the birds have some but we seem to beat them to the punch. Do you ever roast seeds? It’s excellent!
Kim – You sort of described my vision of Heaven…
Sunflowers rock, they’re just such a happy flower!
I still crack up over that Mt Dew post! lol
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I wonder if the dried stalks would make good firewood?
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