Sunflowers uniting

Sunflowers uniting.

Orienting to the light.

Radiating joy.

"Up North"

Some pictures taken while away for a short trip to Wisconsin's lake country.  Upper pictures are from lake plants and their reflections in the morning fog.  I also experienced a fish attack by "sunnies" while shooting some of these pictures.

The loon, pictured above, was seemly unafraid of the kayak that I used to take pictures from.

Pictured right is a roadside field of sunflowers that we discovered on the way up to the north woods cabin.

The power of persistence

Persistent Sunflower

A sunflower plant voluntarily grew up in our front yard garden.  It grew quickly, reaching for the stars.  Just as it was ready to blossom, deer came by and ate off the top of the plant, blossoms and all.  These deer have munched on this plant's foliage a couple of more times.  Now we've got this well rooted plant with hardly any foliage at all.  Despite these setbacks, it persists in sprouting shoots with small blossoms.                                                                                                    Inspiring!