It is so hot and dry in Northern California right now (Around 100-110F/ or 38-43C) it’s intolerable at times. What can possibly thrive in this heat?
Sunflowers friends, sunflowers can! It’s sunflower season in the country so I took a quick drive to the Davis area and took some shots in a flower field before it got too hot and before the bees ran me off. The sky is slightly hazy with smoke from surrounding fires which only got progressively worse after I took these photos. So enjoy my cheerful sunflowers and stay cool friends!
Bulldog Travels / Photos By Jenny 
How pretty … love fields filled with sunflowers!
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It’s funny how the thought never occurred to me to go and photograph them before. Sometimes I forget about the stuff that’s in my own backyard.
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Nice shots! I love sunflowers. And yes, around Sacramento it certainly gets HOT.
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Thank you! It was fun for me and I’m glad I found a farm easily and quickly with flowers still in bloom.
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Beautiful photos…
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Thank you!
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Such a beautiful flower. And well caught.
In French it is a Tournesol. “Turnsun”.
Hope the rain comes soon in your parts.
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Thank you! Van Gogh liked his sun flowers.
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He did. Daughter #1 was at the world HIV Congress in Amsterdam. Went to the Van Gogh museum. Came back delighted. 🙂
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Wouldn’t that be a lovely treat? I have seen small groupings of his paintings over the years. But I’ve never seen or been to that museum. Never been to Amsterdam for that matter.
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I lived in Amsterdam for 3 years as a child, between two African postings. Can’t begin to tell you the weather shock. 🙂 But Amsterdam has changed a lot, (getting warmer) and the city has been restored and is beautiful. Went back a few times and loved it. Put it on your To-Travel-To list. 🙂
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I will certainly go there some day!
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Sure will. Either you leave little Colin for a week or two with his grandparents and escape with Hubby or you take him with you. Gonzalo was all right with us in Asia.
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Yah I can’t wait to travel with him. Hopefully soon. We will see how he progresses.
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All in due time. Our advantage in Asia was that we were 5 adults, so we could easily “rotate” caring for him. Not such a heavy load.
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Good point! So I think what I’m hearing is that Colin and I will go with you and your family on your next vacation! 😉
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Ha! Ha!
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Oh wow, what a small world! I travel most Sundays between Sacramento and Vacaville, so you know I pass Davis.I know a graduate from UC and a staff member. In one of my following posts I’ll show the grapes from UC Davis.
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That’s perfect. We are in the same region! You must be done with the heat by now too!
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