SUNFLOWERS AND ONE BEAN

 We arrived this morning to find that two of the sunflowers 

bloomed. These are not the massive, large-headed sunflowers 

I know from the prairies of South Dakota, but they are 

still beautiful, and more will be blooming soon.

The small garden beds of cover crops, with the 

mystery plants dominating.

All of the bean plants, that were the first to come up and flourish

have been shaded out by the mystery plants from the bird seed 

(and my pantry). I found one bean pod that managed to develop 

before its parent plant began dying in the deep shade. Mother 

Nature always seems to have some surprises in store!