Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Sunflower

This sunflower graces a corner of the Lettered Streets' Gossage Garden, no doubt brightening the spirits of many who pass by. According to the Victorian "language of flowers" I recently referred to in my recent daisy post, the sunflower sends a message of pure and lofty thoughts. I had no idea sunflowers had any aspiration beyond being pretty and providing really yummy seeds.

5 comments:

  1. Nice Macro...I have always enjoyed the sunflower and I love the way you have cropped it.

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  2. Too bad those big flowers don't store sunshine and clear skies like they store the goodness of summer in their seeds. What a prize a bale golden sun and blue sky would be in January...or even May in our part of the world.

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  3. They always make me smile! Such a happy face for a flower. :)

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  4. Outstanding, Lizzi. What is it about sunflowers that brightens our moods?

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  5. Great shot! Pure and Lofty? can't say I ever think of that when looking at a sunflower, typically my thoughts turn more to bright and joyful. We learn something new everyday.

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