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RE: Summer photo shots.
Sunflowers are by far my favorite flowers. My mother grew that same variety in the yard when I was growing up, they bring back great memories! What an ideal area for a nice stroll in nature. It's a shame you can't walk as well as you used to, but the toll of age and injuries does finally catch up to us all. That motorcycle crash surely isn't helping you out now... But I love that determination to get out and not let it slow you down!
Fall is arriving with the sunflowers in full bloom. That's quite an operation they have with a pretty big field. Do they harvest the seeds for any particular purpose? I've never lived anywhere that grew sunflowers commercially, but I know they are used for oil and of course the seeds straight.
That is a gorgeous site though, I can see why a painter would be out there enjoying the day painting away. That must be a very relaxing hobby, I should take it up! Thanks for sharing the poem and beautiful pictures, enjoy those cooler fall temperatures!
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Glad that sunflowers are your favorite flower, and we also love them. Nice to have good childhood memories stirred up by some of my posts. Oh yeah, the toll does indeed take its revenge as we age, and I just have to live with it. The funny thing is that at times I still think I am in my 20's and then I do silly things that sprain the muscles. In the meantime, I am in my 70's and the body will keep reminding me about my age. Lol.
I do know that they sell fresh sunflowers before they go to seed to the flower shops, and I think that they have other uses for the seeds, but we will have to find out. What I do know is that they do have a very big horticultural section and have won many awards for the eco-friendly projects.
Ooh, yes, painting sounds like a good hobby for you to take up and doing so in nature is like a double dose of happiness. Unfortunately, we are not quite in fall yet, but early signs of it are starting to show. A slight bit too early according to previous seasons. But we hear there are changes in the weather patterns everywhere.
Thank you for the compliment.
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