Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Sunflowers

Shoon Flower Maior
Theme for this years Fall Faire is...
the sunflower!!! 
the Treasure of the Humble

The Treasure of the Humble is a collection of thirteen mystical essays 
by Belgian Nobel Laureate Maurice Maeterlinck.  1897 edition
found treasure...used for foliage (see image above)

Shoon-boot Flower~sun gums 

Helianthus steamerii
"There is nothing normal about nature" Loren Eiseley
Domestic sunflowers found
Newt Kash Hollow, Kentucky (ca 1162 BC)




GALLERY of BOTANICAL CURIOSITIES