Sunflower

When you think "sunflower", this is not necessarily the image that pops up in your mind, but it's the best I can do. This one grows almost directly underneath one of my bird feeders, so we know its origin. And, you know the story of the horse and the gift, right?

This plant has four more buds on it, so it is likely that it will adorn my garden for several more weeks. Thanks to the birds!

Lanier Community Gardens

My favorite picture of the garden on July 20, 2009. This morning, did it open?

Aaaaah, Sunflowers!

On Tuesday afternoons, from 4 to 7 o'clock, LoganBerry Heritage Farm in Cleveland holds a "front porch sale" of vegetables (tomatoes and cucumbers prominent on August 12) and sunflowers (while they last). Cleveland is not exactly around the corner for me (even though this is Georgia's Cleveland, not Ohio's), but I had heard so much good stuff about the farm and its farmers, Sharon Mauney and Tim Descher, that I knew I had to go there sooner or later. Last Tuesday was a perfect day; I won't bore you with pictures of the tomatoes I bought, and the cucumber is already 2/3 consumed, but "how 'bout them sunflowers!" . . .?? Gorgeous, aren't they?