School starts back here today, a big day for so many children.
A new school year full of promise.
As I stepped outside to head across the garden to my neighbor's home,
(I've been house/Ms. Nala cat sitting for the past ten days), there was a
definite welcome change in the air, cool with a crisp breeze. Lovely!
They have enjoyed the sunshine and heat. . . . . . and have given me so much pleasure.
My own little sunflower patch here in the garden.
Now their seeds are drying, readying for visits from the birds and squirrels.
Feasting will begin soon.
With leftover figs and plenty of sunflower seeds our garden is a popular place to visit.
The bowing heads of sunflowers. . . . . . . even as they fade and display
their tattered beauty, these amazing flowers still manage to brighten
the sunny morning.
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Gorgeous photos, Mary. They have been exceptionally beautiful here, too, this year. I look forward to seeing the birds enjoy them.
ReplyDeleteThey are amazing flowers! And so easy to grow!
ReplyDeleteSunflowers just shine even in their demise. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOhhh glorious - love the sequence. Looks like happy critters all around. Happy week ahead my dear.
ReplyDeleteThere are sunflower fields around O.K.'s village, where I've been all weekend. It is wonderful to see the bright yellow while we are out walking or running.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Mary ..... I particularly like sunflowers when they are just begining to open as in your first photograph of them but,they are lovely at any stage .... a very happy flower !!! XXXX
ReplyDeleteLove your sunflowers Mary. They are my favorite variety. Looks like some are ready for collecting seeds.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful sunflowers! A close-by neighbor is growing some by their fence and I can see them every time I look out my bedroom window. Always brings my heart a little cheer.
ReplyDeleteI love how in touch you are with the cycles of nature by being in your garden or even watching it from the windows in the dead of winter. There are always so many things to note. Every time I come here and you share your photos, I feel like I've jsut been walking through the garden alongside, hearing the buzzing bees, the chips of the bird or what have you. Ahhh...
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