Celebrating Sunflowers

Sunflowers are such a beautiful site. I love their beautiful petals in the rising or setting sun.

They seem like nature's stained glass windows to me.

GARDEN OF SUNFLOWERS

A garden of Sunflower beckoned to me -
Come join us, my lady, and joyous you'll be!

We're large ones and small ones, some dainty and fair,
And even some delicate to wear in your hair.

We follow the sun, swaying slowly without a care,
We have a new dance that with you we will share.

Gently hold onto our leaves, allow us to lead the way,
To our Sunflower two-step, dancing throughout the day.

I couldn't resist them, so dandy a sight!
So off I did go in my Sunflower flight.

What a glorious time, right up til twilight,
And then I had to bid my Sunflowers good-night.

So happy were we, a long day filled with fun,
Upon leaving I kissed them, each and every one.

So tender the moment, as I turned to leave.
With eyes brimmed with tears, could I truly believe?

OH! It was so true!! I then knew it to be!!!
I had to smile, 'cause they were all winking at me!!!!

~Author Unknown~

It's no wonder I've been making them up all week long. I've even put some up at CluckleBees.

Sunflowers remind me of Fall.

Autumn is coming! Autumn is coming!

"Keep your face to the sunshine
and you cannot see the shadow.
It's what sunflowers do."
by Helen Keller

Sunflower, sunflower, standing straight and tall,
Sunflower, sunflower, you're the tallest flower of them all!
Sunflower, sunflower, when your seeds fall to the ground,
Sunflower, sunflower, by the squirrels they'll be found!

I wanted to make my sunflowers in a whimsical likeness of nature's gorgeous stained glass blooms.

They're a wonderful simple beauty, I think. And I surrounded them with Sweet Annie. A lovely, heavily scented herb that just whispers country and autumn to me.

"Delicious autumn!  My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth
seeking the successive autumns." -   George Eliot

I can't wait until the leaves turn and I can walk through the many colored papery leaves dotting the ground.

Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day; Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree.

Oh, I'm ready for fall.

"I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house.  

So I spend almost all the daylight hours in the open air.

-  Nathaniel Hawthorne

"A few days ago I walked along the edge of the lake and was treated to the crunch and rustle of leaves with each step I made.  The acoustics of this season are different and all sounds, no matter how hushed, are as crisp as autumn air."-   Eric Sloane

I know it's just a tad early for Autumn, but I'm in the mood. The heat, well, I've had enough. I love this season, too, don't get me wrong. But there is something utterly beautiful and magical about the fall. And we're having our wedding this fall, so I really have a lot to look forward to! Sunflowers, to me, not only sing of summer, but they definitely sing of fall. Our wedding will have an abundance of them, too.

I hope you have all enjoyed my Sunflower post.

A very happy week to you all,

Susan