Sunflowers
Walking into Whole Foods,
I saw these…
Hundreds of them.
An island of sun
in the main entrance.
How could I walk around them
ignoring their light
as they beckoned me
to pick a bunch
or two?
Navigating my way through
narrow aisles with large flowers
in a small cart,
sharing the space
with orange cauliflower and Rapini
I managed to keep them safe
before transporting them home.
Beautiful heads
on sturdy stems
smiling for the camera…
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Beautifully sunny! I took some in a Framers market myself! Almost posted them yesterday but saving it for a rainy day!
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Thanks, Kathryn. It’s been snowing here for the past two days – more than a foot so far, so these were a welcome diversion!
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First of all, going into Whole Foods just puts you in a good mood! We have Trader Joes here as well and everyone seems to always be in a good mood there too. And the flowers — beautiful! I love sunflowers, they were my Dad’s favorite. He had a big garden with big and small sunflowers. They are such happy flowers — like little faces just smiling up at you. The detail is just stunning, Cathy.
P.S. (how do you put that copyright and name on your pics?)
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Brigitte,
I know! I love Whole Foods! There’s always something new and fun to discover there. And what a blessing to be able to get so many wonderful foodstuffs for a consummate cook! As I read your comment, it occurred to me that perhaps I got to be an instrument of communication for you today. Maybe your Dad was sending you a wink?
I use Lightroom for storing and processing my photos and I can create a watermark that is placed on the photo when it’s exported from Lightroom for uploading. It’s also possible to do this with Photoshop or Elements by simply adding the watermark with a text box, making the text white and then lowering the opacity of the text.
Hope you’re having a wonderful day!
Cathy
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What a cracking post –
those flowers are so gorgeous
I could eat them up!
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Thanks kindly, Jenny
Sunflowers on a snow day
Brighten my outlook
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I love Sunflowers they are so gorgeous.
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Me too! Have you ever seen fields of them? They’re grown here in Colorado and the striking thing about them is that they all point their faces towards the sun!
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A beautiful poem, abundant emotion emotions. The sunflower takes a positive, we do need this constantly striving to be stronger in the face of life and difficulties
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Thank you so much! The sunflower is such a powerful symbol of positivity and light. Blessings to you, Cathy
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I was immediately attracted to your photo. Sunflowers, daisies, black eyed susan, they all rank among y favorites. The rich colours always make me smile
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Thank you, Lily! And thank you for the follow! I love all of these flowers too! And they’re very fun to photograph.
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