My online journal sharing interests in photography, nature, coffee life, journaling, fountain pens, bicycling, spirituality and asking deep questions.
A common misconception is that sunflowers track the sun. In fact, mature flowerheads typically face east and do not move. I also found out 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. I did not know any of that so that was one of my lessons for today. I am surprised how many fields of these magnificent plants there are.
Barns have many uses such as storage of grains, stock barns and stables, dairy barns and milk houses, tobacco barns and especially photography. I’ve posted several images of this barn and finding myself drawn to it, so expect more until I find another one. 🙂 Of course I”m also drawn to clouds and open spaces.
I love clouds. And, when you place them against a blue sky it’s time to take out the camera. That’s what happened with this image. I was on my way for a latte at a local coffee shop when I noticed the cloud patterns. I quickly forgot about the latte and turned into a small strip mall driving around to the back side. It has an open field where I thought I if I got down low I may have a chance to get a photo eliminating the houses. It worked. The earth embankment blocked the houses and the sun popped through the clouds to add a bit more to the image. Dusted off my britches and continued on the coffee shop. Sure enjoyed my latte and no one said anything to me about my dirty britches. I love clouds. 🙂
Some people are morning people and some are not. I’m a morning person so I like to be up early and see the sun rise while the world around me awakes.