Wordless Wednesay: Celebrating the Autumn Equinox with Sunflowers

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For Wordless Wednesday, let your images tell the story.

red and yellow sunflowers
macro sunflower

“Autumn glows upon us like a splendid evening; it is the very sunset of the year.” — Mary Russell Mitford

bokeh sunflower
Bokeh Equinox sunset

Sharing for Dawn’s Festival of Leaves, which launches Sept 25.

I am starting a simple weekly photo challenge called The Flower Hour, which begins on Tuesday, October 7th. Please stay tuned.

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51 responses to “Wordless Wednesay: Celebrating the Autumn Equinox with Sunflowers”

  1. Woah the seeds are insane!

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  2. I always look forward to your sunflower photos in the fall, Terri. These are beautiful.

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    1. Thank you, Diana! I have a bumper crop this year!

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      1. Sometimes the weather is just right for a certain plant. 😀

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  3. How lovely. Your photos are stunning, Terri. 🌻

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    1. Thank you, Eugi! I had fun framing the flowers against the setting sun. The bokeh effect was a bonus!

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      1. You’re welcome, Terri.

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  4. Lovely sunflowers Terri. I’m surprised I don’t see more here, but perhaps I’m just looking in the wrong places.

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    1. Thank you, Graham. I thought they grew everywhere. Maybe in drier areas?

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      1. I’ve seen them locally, just not as many as I thought I might.

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  5. You all are amazing flowers in here 🌹😍

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  6. It’s wonderful to see such an idea. Please, follow me and so do I.

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  7. Verry pretty Terri! I did a Wordless Wednesday with all sunflowers last week – so many colors of sunflowers!

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    1. Thank you, Linda! I couldn’t resist the sunlight on the flowers the other night.

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      1. Golden rays on golden flowers … that’s a win-win!

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  8. Beautiful sunflowers!

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    1. Thanks, Nancy, they’re putting on quite the show this year!

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  9. Yellow flowers are always stunning for me.

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      1. My pleasure, Terri. Enjoy your night.

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  10. I love Sunflowers Terri 🌻 Wonderful photos

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    1. Thanks, Brian! I’m a little obsessed 😉

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      1. I can totally understand Terri 🌻😍

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    1. Thank you, not exactly leaves, but its still fall-like!

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      1. I love the sunflowers! Definitely fall like. ❤

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  11. Lovely sunflowers, Terri. It’s going to be 82 degrees here as well. I planted the sunflower seeds at the wrong spot this year. I know what I’ll do next year, and I saw Giant sunflower seeds at New Seasons. Planting these seeds will be my next year’s project. I’ll find out more about your new challenge in October. 😊🍁

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    1. Thank you, Miriam! We’re having the same weather too! Good luck with next year’s sunflowers. Somehow, even if I didn’t plant any, I’d still have a lot!

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      1. How did it happen? Did the sunflowers reseed from the previous year?

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      2. Some did, but the birds eat them then fly over and poop 😆 In winter I also throw a lot of the black oil sunflower seeds on the snow. I’m sure pop up that way too.

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      3. Oh! Perhaps I sould buy the giant sunflower seeds now and throw a bunch in the soil and see what happens.

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  12. “Droopy” is what I named your first shot! Every photo pops and is spectacular. As always, thanks for sharing.

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    1. Thank you! Droopy is a perfect name! Now I have more sunnies than droopies but it will change very soon!

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  13. That middle closeup is fabulous!! And I’m happy to hear about the Flower Hour!! 🌻🌼🙂

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    1. Thank you, Susanne! I had fun! And I thought it was time to start an active flower link-up!

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  14. Beautiful sunnys Terry!

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    1. Thank you, Anne! They posed so nicely for the equinox sunset 😁🌻🍂

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  15. Beautiful sunflower 🌻

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    1. Thank you, Sadje! I have at least 100 sunflowers in our yard now!

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      1. Awesome! I don’t have any. But a few are growing outside the house of my son and daughter in law.

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      2. A neighbor has a huge garden of them. I’m sure many of mine were gifts from the wind and birds! 😉

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      3. Yep, they are self seeding.

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  16. Nothing wrong with sunflowers!

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    1. Never! With our temps in the mid-80s still, I imagine they’ll easily greet October!

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  17. Beautiful closeups, Terri. Amazing photography!

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    1. Thank you, Suzette! I can’t believe my phone can deliver such good shots! Happy Equinox!

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      1. You are very welcome and Happy Equinox to you. Blessings.

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