Sunflower Metal Print

American natives, sunflowers are grow for beauty as well as harvested for seed.
An annual plant, sunflowers have big, daisylike flower faces of bright yellow petals (and occasionally red) and brown centers that ripen into heavy heads filled with seeds.
Tall and course, the plants have creeping or tuberous roots and large, bristly leaves. Some sunflowers grow to over 16 feet in height though there are also varieties today that have been developed for small spaces and containers.
Most sunflowers are remarkably tough and easy to grow as long as the soil is not waterlogged. Most are heat- and drought-tolerant. They make excellent cut flowers and many are attractive to bees and birds.

My photos are published in calendars, books, and online. I inherited my passion for the Arts from my paternal grandfather, a gifted poet and musician. Grandpa played six musical instruments; his talent delighted and inspired me at an impressionable age. In December 2019, I relocated to North Fort Myers, Florida, where I plan to spend my winters. A new source of inspiration and delight is the sunrise and sunset photos, preferably with water. I am passionate about photography and hiking in my childhood home in the Gunks and the Catskill Mountains. As of October 11, 2020, I summited 15 out of 35 of these 3500+ peaks. 2011-2013-- N.L.A.P.W.--Honolulu, Hawaii. 2013-2021--"Member-at-Large"- Kingston, N.Y. 2021- Arts and Letters...