I have a single small sunflower growing out of some small stones near my house. There is nothing else there. A seed must have dropped at some time and there was enough dirt and water for it to start to grow. It is not very big - only about 15" high. I took photos …
Day 180 – Opposites Attract
My favorite color combination has always been purple and yellow. I have some purple petunias that are blooming now and I picked up a few sunflowers to go along with them. There's something about this combination that just makes me happy. Maralee
Day 171 – New from the Garden
We have a few new things blooming in the garden. Our rhododendron's are starting to bloom, but the are pretty puny compared to the ones we saw in Portland a few weeks ago. I guess it's the fact that we pretty much get no rain and they get a lot. The firecracker sunflower I picked …
Day 166 – Firecracker Sunflowers
I love sunflowers. Whatever color or size they are, I love them. My favorite is the great, big monster sunflower. I went to a local garden center hoping to find one of the big sunflower plant (or even seeds) and everyone else must like them too because there wasn't a giant sunflower plant or see …
Day 104 – Flower Bouquet
We had two birthdays in our office this week. That's a lot for an office with only five people. One of the birthday girls got a lovely bouquet of flowers. There were a couple of flowers I haven't photographed before so I took the opportunity to do that. I loved the colors of the chrysanthemum. …
