It's summer, so it's still hot,
but not so stinkin' hot that you can't stand it.
At least not today.
And today is good.
The sunflower heads are getting big,
and I love to take these heads to school
-when they are dried- for my students to paint.
They make the perfect specimen
with their radial design and texture.
And they remind me of a favorite quote-
"Keep your face to the sun,
so you cannot see the shadow."
And we'll be having a county land use meeting soon,
in early August,
with restructuring the chicken permit fee
as a hot topic.
So I need to keep my face to the sun and remember
that St Joe still has my back.
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Love your sunflower and your St. Joseph statue!
ReplyDeleteGreat sunflowers and even GREATER quote. Isn't that the truth of it- if we are facing the Sun/Son..we can't see the shadows behind us. I love it- xo Diana
ReplyDeleteOh I sure hope they change things but that is absolutely ridiculous. I mean crazy. Love your sunflowers. That is sure a pretty spot.
ReplyDeleteLove the sunflower and fence. One of my favorite things is a fence with flowers.
ReplyDeleteI have always liked the sunflower, Andrea. What a fun thing for your students to dry them out and paint on them. It must be great for you to see all the different paintings on the flowers. A child's imagination is so special.
ReplyDelete~Sheri at Red Rose Alley
I adore sunflowers! My girls planted 2 last year and they were HUGE! Why didn't we plant them this year?! Oh well, there's always next time! Love the idea of painting them too!
ReplyDeleteKelly
Good saying, keep you face to the sun etc. I will keep that in mind, even though at times it is hard to do. Love your sunflowers, I grew a few, but my yard is not very big, and where I have sun I wanted roses! Wishing you luck with the county land meeting. So glad you shared your creative inspiration with Sunday’s Best – your creativity helped make the party a success!
ReplyDeletehi. i'm a new follower ... love the sunflower. gorgeous! (:
ReplyDeleteLOVE the fence and sunflowers!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, beautiful shots!
ReplyDeleteTruly lovely photos! Hope you get your chicken permit fee OK!
ReplyDeleteReally lovely photographs.
ReplyDeleteWow fantastic sunflower photos Andrea,
ReplyDeletethose heads are huge
I have never seen sunflowers as big as those.
Beautiful.
It is cool here today in Ireland 15 degrees at tops but cooler now as night approaches.
Thanks for linking up with Green Day
Have a lovely weekend
x Fiona
really stunning sunflower!
ReplyDeleteEs sind sehr schöne Fotos und ein toller Beitrag...
ReplyDeleteLieben Gruß
CL
Sunflowers are my favorites, great photos. I enjoyed the post and the quote. Have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteLovely Green Day photos. I love sunflowers, probably my favourite flower.
ReplyDeleteNice pictures and a great quote! :)
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