Weekly Photo Challenge: Close Up

Posted on July 30, 2015 | 13 Comments

Sunflowers – Van Gogh rather liked them!

I don’t know what it is about sunflowers but they do seem to excite visitors from Northern Europe, it is probably the spectacle of thousands of happy waving heads in contrast to the solitary one or two that we grow in our own gardens usually with disappointing weedy results. This is because as their name suggests they need the sun and that is something that is not too plentiful or reliable in England.

I defy anyone (even Van Gogh) or anything but nature to produce such a wonderful work of art!

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13 responses to “Weekly Photo Challenge: Close Up”

Hugh's Views and News | July 30, 2015 at 5:07 pm | Reply

I agree, Andrew. I’m amazed how they follow the sun around the sky. Quite eerie, but beautiful.

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- Andrew Petcher | July 30, 2015 at 6:18 pm | Reply
  
  I think we like them so much because they remind us of holidays in the sunshine!
  
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Sue Slaght | July 30, 2015 at 5:22 pm | Reply

Andrew I love sunflowers and I love this photo. When we cycled Tuscany last year we missed the sunflower season. I tried not to pout too much. No fields of sunflowers here I am afraid.

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- Andrew Petcher | July 30, 2015 at 6:15 pm | Reply
  
  Hi Sue. I have no sunflowers this year and it is my own fault. True to my skinflint ways, rather than buy a £1 packet of seeds I tried to use seeds harvested from last years crop. Only one out of 24 germinated and I was in the dog house with Kim!
  
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  - Sue Slaght | July 30, 2015 at 6:22 pm |
    
    A serious case of “I told you so!” 🙂
    
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jfwknifton | July 30, 2015 at 6:43 pm | Reply

Yes, they are wonderful, beautiful flowers.

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Debbie H | July 31, 2015 at 10:32 am | Reply

I love sunflowers too and your photos are lovely!

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- Andrew Petcher | July 31, 2015 at 10:33 am | Reply
  
  Thank you!
  
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melissajane14 | July 31, 2015 at 12:48 pm | Reply

A great post to see as I return to Kansas (The Sunflower State)!

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- Andrew Petcher | July 31, 2015 at 1:00 pm | Reply
  
  I didn’t know that. In fact the only thing I know about Kansas is that the Wizard of Oz was based there. It is also one of those States that intrigues me geographically because of its straight line boundaries!
  
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  - melissajane14 | July 31, 2015 at 1:04 pm |
    
    lol – It’s a part of the Great Plains, which means there are no natural barriers like mountains or rivers…..just miles and miles of grass or farms. You can draw a line through that 🙂
    
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  - Andrew Petcher | July 31, 2015 at 1:09 pm |
    
    I forgot that I also knew about the Kansas/Nebraska Act, John Brown and the Civil War!
    
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  - melissajane14 | July 31, 2015 at 4:05 pm |
    
    Way to go!
    
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