I was quite excited to find this sunflower growing in my garden last fall. It was shaped exactly like a heart! I wanted to post it on my blog immediately, but after some thought I decided it would be perfect for a Valentine's day post. I want you all to know, I had to exercise great restraint to save it until now. :-) It is my Valentine to my fellow garden bloggers, friends, and family.
I was struck at just how perfect a heart shape it was, right down to the green point on the bottom!
A close up view. I regret that I didn't save the seed from this one, just for fun....to see if it might reproduce itself.
Happy Valentines Day!!
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Valentines are people who
Are willing to be flowers,
Letting us enjoy their beauty
Even if for hours.
No Valentine hides from the sun,
Though sometimes lost in light.
If you love them, they just open,
Not unhappy to be woken
Even in the night.
Author unknown
Happy Valentines Day!!
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Valentines are people who
Are willing to be flowers,
Letting us enjoy their beauty
Even if for hours.
No Valentine hides from the sun,
Though sometimes lost in light.
If you love them, they just open,
Not unhappy to be woken
Even in the night.
Author unknown
What a fantastic find in your garden and I admire your restraint! What a wonderful way to wish your fellow garden bloggers a Sunny Valentine!
ReplyDeleteA Sunny Valentine to you too, Connie!
This is indeed the perfect flower for Valentine!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice and perfect day too!
VERY nice! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteA well formed Heart. Must of been hard to keep from posting it when it was in bloom.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I could have waited! Very pretty.
ReplyDeleteBeatiful photo ... belated 'Happy Valentine's Day' from a fellow admirer ...
ReplyDeleteYou have "good eyes!" :-) That's the kind of Valentine that makes us even more ready for Spring! Happy Day!
ReplyDeleteIt even looks as if the heart is glowing in the picture!Wonderful shot!~Randy
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! I had a morning glory shot with a perfect shaped heart leave I was going to use for a Valentine post, but do you think I could find it??
ReplyDeleteI am bit late, but I hope you had a nice Valentine's Day. I remember a post you did last year about oddities (that was you, right?) and this is neat. Andrea
ReplyDeleteIndeed a perfect flower for valentines.
ReplyDeleteIt's slightly late in posting belated Happy Valentines... but what a stunning flower... I planted a whole variety of sunflowers here last year which seemed to last for ages and of course the birds love them!
ReplyDeleteMiranda
A very, very late Happy Valentine's Day to you, Connie!
ReplyDeleteI hope that you will be doing more blogging now.
You've been missed!
Love the sunflower, it's always fun to see iconic shapes such as the heart in nature.
ReplyDeleteGreat macro too!