All the flowers are exploding with wild abandon, no doubt sensing that we are in the waining days of summer. Sunflowers, in particular, are taking their turn, poking their dinner-plate sized heads above the fence attracting bees and other pollinators. Ours seem a bit confused this year as only some have turned toward the sun. Regardless, yellow pollen coats lower leaves giving them a speckled appearance. Seeds are starting to form in a few of the early flowers and soon will be sampled and consumed by hungry birds, chipmunks and squirrels.
Stupendous sunflowers
