It was a hot sunny morning when I went to the farm last week but the flowers were in full bloom so I couldn't resist getting out in the maze!
Everyone there is so friendly and nice. Ashley offered to take me out farther to see more of the Zinnias but I wanted to spend time taking photos of the sunflowers.
I spent most of my time in the sunflower field.
There were so many more blooms since I was there just a week ago.
It didn't feel too bad at 10 am. It was around 80 degrees with a light breeze.
I just kept on clicking and trying to remember that I had to choose a bouquet to bring home when I was finished.
I saw flocks of Cattle Egrets fly over the whole time I was there.
Ashley said that the flowers were drawing all kinds of birds and bees and bugs.
She had seen a lot of ladybugs early in the season.
And the Monarch butterflies loved this special sunflowers. (I think they are Mexican sunflowers)
Hummingbirds were around and lots of honey bees.
I even saw a Swallow-tailed Kite while I walked around.
Being out in the flower fields gave me a chance to get better photos of the Zinnias.
They were gorgeous!
What a fun experience!
I bought lots of fresh veggies again this week. We didn't have any go to waste last week but hubby mentioned more than once that we were eating 3 vegetables at every meal! lol This week the bonus was okra! We LOVE fried okra! And it's really worth the trip for the vine ripened tomatoes and fresh picked corn. Thanks to the owner for coming out to my Jeep with corn he had just picked and I almost missed.
Here's the sunflower I picked and brought home.
It doesn't get any better than Cannon Farms, family owned and operated! They are closed for the season now but it sure has been wonderful to spend time there! Thanks for everything Cannon Farms. See you next season!
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