~Sunflower Power ~

Seeking sunflowers.

Sunflowers have the power to make me smile. They are such cheerful flowers and they are solar-powered, just as I am! 

Whenever we are out for a drive, if I see sunflowers, I take a picture.

The above Sunflowers peeking over a fence.

These sunflowers were planted by type in a row, and I really like the way that they look, so much so that this spring I am planting a row of sunflowers along a fence line in this manner.

 From dark to light-colored sunflowers.

 They won't all necessarily bloom at the same time, but the effect is so pretty to see the different types growing together that I'm going to give it a try.

I like the row of zinnia's in front of the sunflowers as well and may go that route too.

This is one of my 'Fuzzy Face', or 'Teddy Bear' sunflowers from last summer.

 I always save seeds from flowers and found an entire container full of sunflower seeds, in addition to the specialty types that I have purchased. 

This summer will be all about Sunflower Power~!

An arrangement I made from flowers growing in our own yard. 

 A huge deal, considering when we bought this house in July of 2019, there wasn't a flower anywhere on our property.

Slowly we've cultivated gardens, planted trees, established perennials, etc. 

Even now, there are nearly 2000 daffodils and tulips pushing up through the soil that we planted. 

I've thought about what I want to focus on for this upcoming growing season, and the thing that I am going to grow the most of is sunflowers.

Today: It's drizzly and the sky is filled with puffy clouds in ombre shades of gray and white.

          ~ It's a perfect day for clam chowder

          ~ Baking Dutch oven bread

          ~ Reading a cozy murder mystery, and sipping on hot milk with cinnamon and a teeny bit of natural maple syrup.