Tribute to Summer, Past
The only thing that did really well in the garden this year was the sunflowers. You've seen the ten-foot whopper-types I posted a week or two ago. But what dominates the edges of the garden now are the ten-cents-a-pack seeds I got on sale. While the seed packet showed a wide variety of colors in these little pinches of seed, we got mostly small versions of the regular dark yellow petaled variety on seven-foot stalks. A few have the red splash at the base of the petals, and one or two are pale lemon yellow.
The giant sunflowers have gone to drab fruiting orbs, bending forlornly, their necks not able to support their swollen heads any longer. I'll have to decide what to do with all the smaller ones before they set seed. If they drop them in the garden, we'll have a forest of them next year. Hmmm. Maybe that would be so bad after all.
Comments
While you bask in the leftover warmth of summer, we're eagerly searching for the tiniest signs of spring down here on the planet's bottom-end! :) It's such a relief to see things budding and blossoming and growing.
When the heat-waves hit, I look forward to returning here for visions of snow and descriptions of chill.
Posted by: Michelle | August 26, 2005 6:22 AM
Now there's an image to get me thru the ever closer coming winter. Many thanks!
Posted by: fredR | August 26, 2005 10:20 PM
When I was in Floyd last month, the sunflower was the only plant I photographed. How funny to read this now -- they did look grand!
Posted by: Peter | August 27, 2005 8:05 PM