Spectacular Sunflowers
Eavesdropping Sleepy Mission Unofficial Challenge
A field of golden sunflowers š»
Entices me to break social convention
To invite myself alongā¦ would that be wrong!?
Overhearing a snippet of conversation to which I didnāt belongā¦
Which sunflower field will we visit this weekend?
How? Where? When?
Please, Oh Pleaseā¦ can I tag along?
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We set off soon after the day was dawning
All of us bleary eyed and yawning.
Hurtling along many a winding country road
Past rust-coloured fields of sorghum
And munching cows busily keeping paddocks mowed.
Car music blaringā¦
Anticipation steadily rising.
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At last, destination aheadā¦ paddock parking over thereā¦
Rain starts to sprinkle
Threatens to ruin gorgeous curly hair!
Wistfully we eye a beckoning buggyā¦
A sore foot has me hobbling alongā¦
The kilometre long trek to those vibrant beautiesā¦
Undulating, damp and definitely muddy!
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Resplendent in all their glory
Majestic heads held high
Face a glimmering sunā¦ the hero of their story.
Siblings eagerly wade inā¦
An informal photo shoot ensuesā¦
At times, shot in hilarious posesā¦
Flower heads are cats to pat orā¦ phones for a chat!
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Free to pick as many as we can carryā¦
Soon we settle for triosā¦
Those tough stemmed, exquisitely formed blooms
Are surprisingly fragileā¦
Leaving a Hansel and Gretel style trail of yellow petals!
Sticky, black mud cakes shoes
Persistently clinging, creating inch high wedge heels.
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Hmmā¦ so, does this adventure disprove
That sage old sayingā¦
Nothing good ever comes from eavesdropping!
Sunflowers were the magnet that sent me socially straying.
My verdictā¦
Todayās outing was fun; photos by the ton; perfect flowersā¦ more than one!
Soā¦ my accidental act
Brought me great pleasureā¦ thatās a fact!
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Inspired by Sleepy Drafts challenge below.
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Angie the Archivist ššŖ¶
Addicted to readingā¦ especially fiction and recently poetry.
Personality of a Labrador.
Attention span of a gnat! š
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Comments (12)
I loved this! It's just so sunny! Even with muddy shoes! Made me smile.
A time when begging to become the third wheel offers balance rather than intrusion. Wonderful.
You have such a wonderful way with words! Great work as always!
Another lovely read! I love sunflower fields! Well done!
Sunflowers have too much too tell. Indeed a beautiful composition.
This poem creates so many images in my mind. I can easily imagine it with brightly colored illustrations in a childrenās book. Well done!
Amazing! Eavesdropping as the gateway to adventure! And a fantastic poem as well!
Oh, I love this, Angie!!! What a beautiful outcome of eavesdropping. ā¤ļø I love the imagery in this poem. Beautifully done!! Thank you so much for writing this and entering it to the mini-challenge/Sleepy Mission! ā¤ļøš
I can't imagine a scenario with sunflowers that wouldn't be fun :)
And new friends to boot?
Awww, those cows! ššš Loved your take on this challenge!
Vivid imagery! Well done!