Yesterday afternoon, I headed back to visit the sunflowers on the Eastern Plains. Even though sunflowers had lost their distinctive yellow petals, they still have big seed heads facing the morning sun. Plus there was an approaching storm that would probably make for some interesting images.
After the sunflowers bloom, their heads get huge with seeds. This causes them to droop under the weight.
The back of the flowers always look interesting, since they are covered with tiny hairs
I found another flower with a big head!
The edge of the flowers also makes a great image.
As the storm was approaching, the wind started picking up, making the flowers sway in the wind. This just required patience in waiting for the right moment to take an image.
Looking out over the sunflowers, the storm clouds became very distinct, with a pale glow.
Soon the storm brought a cloud of dust followed by tons of rain. This caused flash flooding of several plowed fields, forming rivers in places. I headed back home by a different routes. Along the way, I stopped to make some images. Looking north towards Watkins, I made this image of the dark band of sky under the storm clouds
