Sunflower With Light Shining Through - Missoula, Montana

 Extra happiness during a neighborhood ramble at sight of the sunset backlighting the delicacy of  sunflower petals....!

Sunnyside Up, Missoula, Montana

Until peering into this daisy’s face close-up, I never realized that their sunny yellow centre is arranged in the same pattern as that of sunflowers. Orderly rows, on a smaller scale. Pretty amazing design, if you ask me.

Click here to convert your daisies (or your neighbor's - ssshhhhh!) into winsome garlands.

(Thanks again to my sis, C., for nurturing these happy blooms!)

Optimism, Missoula, Montana

After most sunflowers have called it a day, this determined optimist ignored the signs of winter fast closing and chose to exist, albeit on a delayed time frame, or so some would say.  I'm guessing there were no worries of not bursting forth as the perfect sunflower. Simply being is sometimes plenty. And when in that space, it's good to find a level of joy, even contentment.