Almost There Sunflower

Almost There Sunflower by Lisa Goesling                                                                  Copyright

Varieties of the ancient sunflower sound like dinosaur names, Helianthus maximiliani, Helianthus tuberoses,  and Tithonia rotunifolia. This one looks prehistoric with it's spiky shapes poking off of the page. I am going to leave it just as it appears giving it a little breathing room.

Close to the Sun

Copyright:  Close to the Sun by Lisa Goesling                                                                                 

I find it interesting that this flower is called a Sunflower and has a lot of the same properties of the sun. It has the center shape surrounded by 'rays' which light up the garden. There is a whole lot going on in this 8"x8" space!