Nothing seems to shout summer louder than a sunflower. Hooray for those hot summer days….I LOVE it!

My eye has always been attracted to them wherever I go, and at my house they’re game for front of the house planting as well as out back where most people like to put them.

Nowadays, they make them in awesome varieties. Some giant, some tall, some only 18″ high. All different colors. I must say, the old fashioned giant sunflower is still my favorite.

It won’t be long before the Cardinals come chomping on them as the seeds start to ripen. But, I can wait as the end of summer won’t be far along after that.