Sunflowers in the Rain

Fortune smiled favorably on me this morning, too, as I got to ride out to a nearby sunflower field and get some awesome photos.

There’s not much I can elaborate on, other than to say the field was a spectacular sight.

There were lots of people around, even though the dawn had only just broken, so I rushed in and out before I became too much of a nuisance with my bike around, too.

Also got blessed with some wonderful spurts of rain that I hope will rehabilitate the lawn at Kangaeroo Corner, but was distressed to discover the first of the kangaroo paw plants to be wilted by the humidity.

Gonna be a long couple of days.

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