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Monday, August 12, 2024

Sunflower Field

We have a sunflower field near us that I like to visit every year about this time.  There's lots of sunflowers, but also other flowers you can pick and make your own flower bouquet.
They have other fun things like a cornhole game, photo op spots including benches, a British telephone box, wood cut outs to put your face in, a tractor...  So it's beautiful and fun too!
Bob and I stopped there Saturday evening as the sun was close to setting and enjoyed walking around.
Here's a few pictures I got.












I like the light shining into the barn.  They use this space for flower arranging classes some evenings.





A field of sunflowers under the setting sun is a thing of beauty!




I love the sunflowers before they open!  They have such intricate details.
















I took this one to show you how tall they are.
















































Last view of the field with the telephone box!

24 comments:

Chatty Crone said...

I am new here, but I am learning you have some real art talent. Those pictures can't be from a phone - you must take them with your camera and oh boy what shots you took! They are gorgeous enough to be put in a book or magazine. Lovely.

Miss Merry said...

That sunflower field is absolutely beautiful! What an incredible place to visit.

Debby said...

Beautiful. I love sunflowers.

Susan said...

I loved all the pictures, but especially the last one! God's nature is amazing!

Catherine said...

À place like that is very interesting. Flower arranging classes is very nice. I did it ounce and it was very interesting to do.

Prims By The Water said...

Sunflowers are so cool. I call them my happy flower. We use to have a field of them near my moms, but alas no longer. Mostly beans, corn and sugar beets here now...and the deer love all of them so you have to drive careful this time of year until harvest. Janice

Linda said...

Beautiful! Waving to Bob, hey, is he not doing anymore podcasts? smiles

Henny Penny said...

Oh, I would love to walk through that field of sunflowers. Your pictures are so pretty. Sunflowers make me happy. I had one big sunflower in the garden this summer, a volunteer. Next summer I may plant a whole of them, Lord willing.

roentare said...

Wow, all the flowers especially sunflowers

Suemn said...

Beautiful photos!!!

Ginny Hartzler said...

I think your first photo of the sunflower field is my favorite, it is gorgeous! You really posted some beauties! One of my favorites would have been the telephone box (I am a Dr. Who fan!). So what a good surprise at the end that you included it in your post!!

Melanie said...

Love the photos! I have a fondness for sunflowers. I have a pot of (fake) ones outside the door of my apartment. So cheery. Have a great day.

Jennifer said...

What beautiful photos...and what a lovely way to spend an afternoon. I think taking a flower arranging class in that barn would just be so much fun!

Barb said...

Hi Mari - I noticed your Comment that Duke’s mayonnaise isn’t sold in Michigan, but I live in southeast Michigan (in a suburb near Detroit) and I’ve seen Duke’s mayo in store near me. Would you like me to send you a little jar?
Thanks, Barb R.

Mari said...

Barb R - I hope you see this. I can't email you back. You are so sweet! I don't want you to have to do that. We will be in S Carolina in a few months so I'm planning to pick up a few jars and try it. Good to know we can also find it on the other side of the state - maybe it'll be coming our way soon!
Thank you so much!

Terri D said...

What a beautiful place!! Sunflowers make me happy - how can they not!? Thanks for sharing!

carrie@northwoods scrapbook said...

Such stunning photos!! I love you caught all the stages of the sunflower too. And that last one with the field and the clouds above is so gorgeous. And sunflowers are extra special to me now as it's going to be the theme and symbolize our special wedding day so soon now! yay!! 🌼💛

Dianna said...

I enjoyed all of your beautiful pictures... especially the ones of the 🌻🌻 before they open up completely.

HappyK said...

I just love sunflower fields. I like how the sunflowers follow the sun.

Pamela M. Steiner said...

Oh my! You really got some great photos there in that sunflower field! I love all the bud pictures and the sunset and the phone booth, and all of the above pictures! Thank you for sharing them with us. That is a rare sight for us here in Florida, the "sunshine state!"

Great-Granny Grandma said...

Beautiful pictures of the sunflower field. My favorite, though, is tha lovely pink flower near the bottom of your post.

My Tata's Cottage said...

Such beautiful sunflowers. W O W !

Marilyn @ MountainTopSpice said...

Oh wow, such beautiful pictures you shared! Love the intricate beauty of the sunflowers, so amazing to see them grow! What a beautiful place to visit! Your pictures are phenomenal. God's creation is so inspiring!

Jenny the Pirate said...

Oh my word Mari these are all breathtaking but the one of the tall purply things is the BEST! Just wonderful. What a gorgeous time of year! xoxo