Sun·flow·er : sənˌflou(-ə)r : [noun] : a tall North American plant of the daisy family, with very large golden-rayed flowers, cultivated for their edible seeds.
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Here,
in the lovely garden
of a good friend of mine,
a giant sunflower has begun the process of ripening.
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She loves
to feed the wild birds which come to her feeders.
I am sure these seeds will
fill some of her feeders
this fall.
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‘WEEKLY TOP SHOT’ #149
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We used to grow sunflowers in our garden. I enjoyed watching them bloom, and then seeing the seeds mature. We always used the seeds to feed birds.
Beautiful close up.
The birds which visit us LOVE sunflower seed. But rip them plants apart before they are ripe. So we buy their seed.
A beautifully detailed close-up, Madge! I hope to see a sunflower field some day ~ such a magnificent and majestic flower!
Sunshine to your weekend,
Nina
Love the detail in this wonderful photo,
Your sunflower shot is wonderful. Great detail and the colors are fabulous.
Sunflowers are so iconic of summer and happy thoughts…neat photo♪
Magnificent shot of the sunflowers ~ Very creative ~ Happy Weekend to you !
artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)
very pretty textures and colors in this shot. :)
Nice detail in the leaves! I love sunflowers, but we don’t have the big fields of them around here.
Beautiful detail and colors!!
I love the flowers you’ve shown over the last few days…the best of summer! Beautiful!
I love the rich, intricate pattern and colour of your work this week.
Wonderful up close image.
Love the colors and the composition of the photo.