{"id":7631,"date":"2017-08-13T21:53:46","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T04:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=7631"},"modified":"2017-08-13T21:53:46","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T04:53:46","slug":"sunflowers-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/13\/sunflowers-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunflowers 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the time of year that sunflowers are in bloom. A few weeks ago I found some sunflower fields to visit but the flowers had weeks to go before blooming. On Saturday, I made my first trip to this location, where the flowers had started to open. Here is the first image for 2017.<\/p>\n

\"1985-0114-Sunflower-2017-No-1\"<\/a>

Sunflower 2017, No 1<\/p><\/div>\n

I then decided for another image of this plant. In this image, I took care to include the entire leaf at bottom left in the frame.<\/p>\n

\"1985-0120-Sunflower-2017-No-2\"<\/a>

Sunflower 2017, No 2<\/p><\/div>\n

I found a sunflower that had not opened fully. One can see a hint of yellow in the center of the budding flower. Also, if you look carefully, you may be able to see a ladybug near the bottom of the flower head. Sunflowers have really attractive leaves. The white veins add lots of contrast and texture to the leaves. Something that I want to explore this summer.<\/p>\n

\"1985-0137-Sunflower-Bud-With-Ladybug\"<\/a>

Sunflower Bud, With Ladybug<\/p><\/div>\n

The back of the sunflower head, and the thick stems are covered with hairs that add texture the to plant.<\/p>\n

\"1985-0145-Sunflower-Opening\"<\/a>

Sunflower Opening<\/p><\/div>\n

Another image look at the side of the flower…<\/p>\n

\"1985-0161-Sunflowers-No-3\"<\/a>

Sunflowers, No 3<\/p><\/div>\n

In this image, I included three sunflowers.<\/p>\n

\"1985-0167-Three-Sunflowers\"<\/a>

Three Sunflowers<\/p><\/div>\n

Enjoy. More to come later.<\/p>\n

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