Sunflowers...

We have sunflowers planted in the front of the house and have enjoyed watching them grow upwards and bloom. They have been a big draw for bees and birds, as in our land of suburbia, there is a lack of flowers for the bees, an environmental problem everyone should research. The Golden Finches have been pecking away at the seed every morning and afternoon since they started to bloom. They are fun to watch from the sunroom window.

We recently had a heavy rain with some wind and the combination of the two took down some large sunflower stalks. We were fairly bewildered at the loss of our contribution to nature, we came up with the idea to take the heads from the flowers and string them together with fishing line. That way the birds and the bees can still eat the seed and take the remaining pollen. They look kind of nice to, if I do say so myself. In addition to the birds and bees, Matilda loves the stalks to play fetch with and we have a friend with a rabbit who will love to eat the leaves!

Yay for being green!~