Sunflowers

Maria Stuart

Location: Howell, Michigan, USA
Birthday: February 17

Bio: Maria Stuart is a journalist without a print job who lives with her husband and son in southeast Michigan. She is currently working on Livingstontalk.com, a hyper-local information and conversation site. Follow @mariastuart on Twitter.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 12:24PM

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I planted sunflower seeds along my backyard fence a few years ago, hoping for a bounty of the flowers that always make me smile.

Nothing grew.

As time passed, I forgot I had ever planted the seeds.

But this week, at the end of summer, nearly six months after I lost my newspaper job, the sunflowers decided to burst forth for some unknown reason.

Maybe they know something I don't.

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Sunflowers are very cool. Traditionally, several Native American groups planted sunflowers on the north edges of their gardens as a "fourth sister" to the better known three sisters combination of corn, beans, and squash.
They know *survival*

Chuck A. Stetson

September 18, 2009 12:31 PM

I'll throw in my vote with Chuck's comment - if it's a sign, let it be a sign of good things!

Owl_Says_Who

September 18, 2009 12:44 PM

I think they do know something Maria. I hope they're working their magic on you.

AshKW

September 18, 2009 12:47 PM

I love sunflowers. These are beautiful.

How can good things not land where sunflowers beckon?

Will Someone Feed The Cat?

September 18, 2009 01:03 PM

What a lovely symbol of life and hope and good things to come.

Lea Lane

September 18, 2009 02:23 PM

So pretty!

Jeanette DeMain

September 18, 2009 03:00 PM

You've got the perky kind of sunflowers! I used to take pictures of a field of them every year at the paper down in Dogpatch, but they were the droopy kind. Always had to watch out for angry bumblebees, too. I think the state's Department of Natural Resources planted those flowers to attract wildlife for hunting, though. Glad you're back, Maria.

T. Michael Stone

September 18, 2009 04:59 PM

I have a romantic attachment to sunflowers and still have dried petals from a bouquet I once received that reduced me to tears. In Paris, no less.... Every once in awhile (when I allow myself), I open the small box where I keep them and seeing them renews my hope about many things....

cartouche

September 19, 2009 12:18 AM

Beautiful. Yellow is one of my favourite colours. I passed by a stand of sunflowers on the main street near where I live that were about 10 feet high. I've never seen any that big before.

emma peel

September 19, 2009 12:28 AM

It is hard to feel sad when confronted with such a happy flower.

Ablonde

September 19, 2009 12:31 AM

Maybe OS stands for "Omigosh, Sunflowers," or "Optimistic Sunflowers," at least for today. Either way, they're making me feel good. Thanks for enjoying them, too.

I've been away for a bit, working on a project, and it feels good to spend a little time with you again. And Cartouche -- what a lovely story; maybe we'll learn more about it someday.

Maria Stuart

September 19, 2009 12:40 AM

Indeed, maybe they do!

Steve Blevins

September 19, 2009 06:01 PM

I think it's the Michigan summer we're having. All kinds of things I planted years ago have made a surprise reappearance this year. Our Zone 5 climate didn't behave the way it was supposed to--spring was warmer than summer. You can, however, see climate hiccups as divine providence--the universe giving back, and so on. I like that. It fits.