Posted on July 8, 2022 Posted by John Scalzi 8 Comments
Athena bought them for her mother, which I though was kind of her. They certainly stand out.
That’s it, that’s the post. Just thought you could use some sunflowers in your day.
— JS
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One of the side effects of the Ukraine war is that we all found out Ukraine uses Sunflowers as a national symbol. (And right now posts about Sunflowers are sometimes related like that) You can definitely picks worse national symbols! But also, sometimes a Sunflower is just a Sunflower.
So, did you place them on black velvet or did you mask them out in PShop?
The latter.
I can never again see sunflowers without thinking of The House in the Cerulean Sea.
I live in KS, so I have a sentimental attachment to sunflowers as do Ukrainians. What a beautiful kindness Athena gave, and what a nice post-thank you!
Lovely picture of those gorgeous flowers, very dramatic!
Very nice of Athena to bring them for her mum!
Nice photo. I love the Asteraceae, a very beautiful family of plants with lots of fascinating wild species too – I rather like Centaurea and a good Mayweed is always a sight for tired urban eyes. Quite a few of them move in interesting ways, if you watch closely enough!
Particularly fond of sunflowers— blame it on Mum. Thanks so for this and today’s post, John. A bit of tranquility these days is never unwelcome.