Sunflowers...

Yes, late November sunflowers!

Regular readers may remember my grandchildren in the sunflowers adjacent to our house back in August

Well, the sunflowers were still there until yesterday, looking a bit worse for wear.

The plus side is that they attracted birds by the hundreds. I attempted to get close up pictures but failed. Too many sunflowers to go at and they avoided the camera on a tripod like the plague! There are several in the 'cut' of the above photograph (below). Can you see them?

What you can see is how many actual seeds have been eaten; a lot!  As well as all the different small birds, we have even seen pigeons and crows pecking at them!

When disturbed, the sky was full.

The farmer, with combine, came yesterday and harvested them. I suspect his yield would be very limited. They will be sorely missed by the birds.... Better get the feeders out!

The Generation Game....

When Colin's daughter, Sarah, and her family came to stay last weekend the sunflowers by the house were at their best.

It reminded Sarah of holidays spent in France in her childhood, when Colin photographed her and her brother, Stephen, in a field full of sunflowers. To them as children the countryside was a sea of yellow.

Continuing the theme, Colin took some shots of the grandchildren amongst the sunflowers by the house..

Now, if we had been organised I would be able to show the original photos taken all those years ago...

However, we know they're here somewhere, but we're not sure where!! And I think we've just found ourselves another job to do on a winter's evening...