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Apologies for vanishing without a trace again – I have been displaying syndrome of early-winter depression again. This happens on a yearly basis and I absolutely hate it! Over the past two weeks the weather have been utterly horrible – with strong winds, snow and hailstorm across the UK. I am absolutely not ready for it! Winters in Fresno starts in the middle of November, and even then it is not this cold. With the changing of daylight saving time as well last weekend, all this week I have been having some sort of jetlag. No doubt its only an hour, but I can’t sleep long enough even though I am absolutely tired!
Before the snowstorm hit, I took one last look at the sunflowers in my garden. This year was another chilly summer, and my sunflowers did not actually bloom until the cold hit again
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Dewdrops on the petals. No, I actually sprinkled water there.hehe.
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Using my macro lenses, this did not come out as nice as I wanted it to due to the wind – and the fact that it was 7 ft high and I could not reach it!
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Double bees
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One of the good things about having a DSLR is that my pussy actually looks good in it – you do not know how hard it is to photograph a black cat!
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Roarrr..
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I love this sunflower selection – looks like an angry flaming sun
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This was one of my smallest sunflower due to the fact that I grew it in a pot, smaller than my palm. It looks so dreamy don’t it??
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Sunflowers always makes me happy – and it reminds me of my good friend magges who loves it:)
Just a short one today – I should have a ‘surprise’ blog about something more substantial in the next few days. Just awaiting delivery!
And stay safe trick or treating!
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i love sunflowers!! the pictures look great! so vibrant. i know how u feel like about winter.. i hate it too.the only thing nice about the daylight savings, is that we get an extra hour of sleep.. but then, it also means getting darkers skies earlier..which always sucks.. well, time to get those “gaya maut” winter jackets out..:)
Comment by maggie 10.31.08 @ 9:59 amI know u like sunflowers..:).
Yeah im so sicken with winter and its only been three weeks. BLEAH
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