sunflower blogging

at the half door

as i have mentioned, only ONE made it through this year but it's a HUGE one. bigger than i've ever grown

my sunflower

is HUGE still no bloom yet. it's there, but it will be a week or two before it actually opens. only ONE sunflower made it this year but it's the biggest one i've EVER seen. i planted seeds from the sunflowers i grew last year (also record breakers). i grow them at the half door

flora

i don't care if you're sick of them

i'm NOT.


my sunflowers at the half door

the big one bloomed!

they're all bloomed. the biggest one is over 11'. it's amazing. the seeds i used were hart's mammoth


0h and if you're headed to the half door, wait until friday evening. they're closed a couple of days for renovations. new floor, new tile, new bar sinks, new paint (i'm painting here and there, but i didn't start yet) and a new beer cooler (which of course YOU can't see). do stop by and at the least say hola to the sunflowers before they go away

sunflower blogging

brian measured the biggest one (brian is at a minium 6'2"). it's 11 FEET TALL. that's one big sunflower

the half door

live sunflower blogging

still NOT bloomed but the flowers are absolutely formed and ready to burst
the half door

update on the sunflowers

they have to be 8 or 9 feet tall. they are the biggest i have ever grown. UNFORTUNATELY THEY STILL HAVE NOT FLOWERED. it's killing me!

amy on the left and kristina on the right (sorry about the sun's position and lousy photos)

the sunflowers have to be 8 feet tall

the flowers are formed, NOT bloomed yet. patience patience

(you can't tell how big they are, BUT THEY ARE BIG)

still NO flowers

but look at the size of my sunflowers!!! (i give them another 2 weeks, I HOPE, for les fleurs de mal)

they're getting bigger every day

my sunflowers at one week

and here they are at 6 to 7 weeks! soon we'll see the flowers and i can't wait.

(my sunflowers at one week)

and at 4-5 weeks

and in my BEST seussian mode: a big bee and a wet tree

(at the half door saturday june 21 2008)

saturday

my sunflowers at one week)





and on this page, here they are at 3-4 weeks. roses and flowers at the the half door

an apology

i was minding my own bid-nez as everyone who knows me knows i am want to do. (yeah right). i wanted to get some shots of my sunflower. every year i plant sunflowers at the half door. (i did miss last year but that was a fluke). anyway, after i planted them this year, a person who shall remain nameless (romo) covered the area in mulch. i was livid. only one flower came up. i planted all types, big, small, gigantic and tiny. only ONE came up, the GIGANTIC one. it slowly grew and grew (and i do mean slowly). it's well over 6' tall with a sturdy thick stalk. it does have a flower on the top, BUT it's not yet bloomed. i'll keep my eye on it

anyway, as i was saying..........i need to say i'm sorry............

i went back inside and was enjoying a lovely beverage when i turned around and saw THIS:

(i'm told it's now well over 255,000 safe man person hours. it's, i believe he said 500,000)

of course i couldn't resist gently sharing my thoughts on black and blue square with the two nice gentleman seated at the table in back of me. i let it all out. in my own defense i DID preface my tirade with 'i know YOU'RE not responsible for this travesty. i know YOU are just working and feeding your families'. i am certain they were becoming uneasy and wondering who this nutjob was. i was making my own self uneasy.....i shut up (which is a rarity) for a bit and sent them over a drink. they were both very good sports and i do apologize. working on a project and being responsible for the idea of the project (or the TOWN GIVING THE PROJECT 50 SOMETHING MILLION DOLLARS WITHOUT THE TOWNSPEOPLE'S PERMISSION) is a totally different thing.