Our four-year-old grandson does his part to herd the cattle down the road by waving his cap in order to encourage them along. His dad takes a bit more active approach as he runs along behind the critters!

Friday, September 9, 2011

Beauty Despite Dry Conditions




Most of these sunflowers have their own 6 legged friend...perhaps my etymologist friend, Frannie, can tell me what sort of bugs these are and whether they fall into the category of beneficial or nuisance. 

Despite the drought, the countryside is beautiful right now. This is entirely due to the fact that sunflowers are able to thrive in dry conditions.  They are growing in masses of hopeful yellow along railroad tracks, in road ditches, and clustered along windbreaks.  It's hard not to feel encouraged, somehow, just looking at them.  

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