tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post8564049328996638643..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Sunflower Season in the Sunflower StateJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-48311304380001633072016-09-11T21:10:04.813-04:002016-09-11T21:10:04.813-04:00Absolutely glorious! Thank you for sharing, Julie....Absolutely glorious! Thank you for sharing, Julie.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-64389902496945591152016-09-11T19:12:50.021-04:002016-09-11T19:12:50.021-04:00Ha ha! Warren - Another gem for the (overflowing) ...Ha ha! Warren - Another gem for the (overflowing) idea file.Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-36497351898824214622016-09-11T16:13:44.518-04:002016-09-11T16:13:44.518-04:00What fun. Can I expect the secret lives of Sunflow...What fun. Can I expect the secret lives of Sunflowers in a publication near me?Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-59137805881686531572016-09-11T13:52:19.349-04:002016-09-11T13:52:19.349-04:00Aww, thanks, Dena! You know, I can say the same th...Aww, thanks, Dena! You know, I can say the same thing about your paintings. They bring out a kind of underlying strength in nature, wild at times, cultured at others, always beautiful.Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-39403799436455700372016-09-11T13:45:13.739-04:002016-09-11T13:45:13.739-04:00Kath - We have such an abundance of wild sunflower...Kath - We have such an abundance of wild sunflowers that there seems to be enough to go around for both wildlife and humans. Perfect!<br /><br />Kait - Thanks! I don't know whether they help with pests, but they are beautiful. Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-33812079688810854042016-09-11T13:42:26.623-04:002016-09-11T13:42:26.623-04:00KM - You are fortunate! I would love to see the we...KM - You are fortunate! I would love to see the wetlands on the mountaintop. Adding it to my "some day" list!<br /><br />Margaret - The fields really are impressive. Other crops require rotation for best results, so maybe that's the case with Gorman Farm, too.Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-65049180837457980002016-09-11T13:15:59.513-04:002016-09-11T13:15:59.513-04:00Julie- Your way with words is so poetic and takes ...Julie- Your way with words is so poetic and takes me to a visual I would not normally see. I love this about your work. This idea of a sunflower as a society matron is especially compelling! Awesome, Julie!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05595644198163638445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-27502413020150186452016-09-11T12:38:01.265-04:002016-09-11T12:38:01.265-04:00They are gorgeous! We planted sunflowers along the...They are gorgeous! We planted sunflowers along the edges of our vegetable garden one year. Heard they helped cut down on some pest or another because they attract birds who eat the pests. I don't know if that was true, but I loved going out to the garden at various times and seeing all the sunflower heads pointed in the same direction!<br /><br />Great post, gorgeous pictures!Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-87293815050534928822016-09-11T10:02:38.163-04:002016-09-11T10:02:38.163-04:00The wild sunflowers planted by the birds rarely ge...The wild sunflowers planted by the birds rarely get to a very big size. Seems squirrels or maybe skunks delight in eating them, cutting down their heads. What a perfect flower to provide such beauty and to sustain wildlife!Kathhttp://kathboydmarshauthor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-31679530377186804352016-09-11T09:12:14.872-04:002016-09-11T09:12:14.872-04:00Our local Gorman Farm in Cincinnati has glorious f...Our local Gorman Farm in Cincinnati has glorious fields of sunflowers which are rotated every year, perhaps because the sunflowers deplete the nutrients from the soil?<br /><br /><br />Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-51637731993931495072016-09-11T08:42:49.485-04:002016-09-11T08:42:49.485-04:00I'm fortunate to live near a few nature preser...I'm fortunate to live near a few nature preserves and natural areas.<br /><br />The Appalachian trail, which is good for short excursions as well as the through-hikes,passes a few miles away.<br /><br />A restored upland wetland, Happel's Meadow (it used to be called Bear Swamp) is maintained as a wetland on the summit of a mountain, and it has some interesting plants and flowers growing there.<br /><br />KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-52761576713096983152016-09-11T08:36:43.554-04:002016-09-11T08:36:43.554-04:00True, Jim. One of my favorite fall/winter things i...True, Jim. One of my favorite fall/winter things is watching little birds balance on the wild seed heads. Often, the stems bend and sway under their weight. Must make plucking dinner from the flower quite the roller coaster adventure!Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-57606562072534201342016-09-11T05:20:40.268-04:002016-09-11T05:20:40.268-04:00Julie,
I usually have one or two small sunflowers...Julie,<br /><br />I usually have one or two small sunflowers in my yard that are the result of bird food gone wild. And I'd like to point out one additional difference between the cultivated fields and the wild ones. The straight-backed ladies are cut down for their seeds or harvested for oil. The wild ones may lose their seeds to birds as well, but they are individually much more likely to have a few progeny to carry on the family line.<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com