Sometime last fall I wandered out into the yard and stared at the two sunflowers growing along our fence. I had planted sunflower seeds all along the base of the wooden trellis, but only two flowers emerged. One was a respectable six feet tall—the other a massive ten feet. In order to keep that latter giant standing I had to attach it to the fence with a thick rubber bungee cord.
Love seeing your family’s faces. 💙 Here’s to long weekends.
Beautiful writing! Thank you.
You words about hummingbirds brought to mind the essay by Brian Doyle in his collection One Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder.https://www.amazon.com/One-Long-River-Song-Wonder/dp/0316492884/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1MYDQDIGTHZY&keywords=one+long+river+of+song+by+brian+doyle&qid=1677001807&sprefix=one+long%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-1 Highly recommend. Found the essay online: https://theamericanscholar.org/joyas-volardores/