{"id":17796,"date":"2025-09-28T06:00:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T10:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dennygibson.com\/blog\/?p=17796"},"modified":"2025-09-25T18:12:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T22:12:57","slug":"one-for-sunflowers-in-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dennygibson.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/one-for-sunflowers-in-ohio\/","title":{"rendered":"One for Sun(flowers) in Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Remember last month’s Two for Four in Ohio<\/a> post,<\/span> when one of the targeted museums was closed and the sunflowers were barely out of the ground? At the time, I noted that the projected date for Tecumseh Land Trust<\/a> blooms was near the end of September. Well, the end of September is near, and the blooming sunflowers are here.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Thursday morning’s rain ended, and the forecast said it would not be back until evening. That wasn’t correct, but I did manage to get my visit in before the rain returned just past noon. This time, I was not alone. There were about half a dozen cars parked in the designated area next to the flowers, and some small winged beings hanging out right in their midst. Here’s a closer look at the bloom in the center of the opening photo.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>The ground was wet but apparently not actually muddy, as a few of the humans from the parked cars ventured out into the field to take selfies surrounded by yellow flowers. Most, however, walked around the edge like I did. Just before I left, a group of women arrived with their young daughters wearing some very pretty dresses and posed the group at the field’s edge for photos. I worked at keeping all wingless creatures out of frame.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Even though none of the sunflowers said a word, I left with the impression that they were glad to see me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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