Self Portrait with Sunflowers

[aboutlooking]

Never have I had much success growing sunflowers. No success, actually. Until this summer. I planted seeds into the earth and look:


Meanwhile, the tomatoes, jalapenos, basil and eggplant which have all thrived in summers past, are doing quite poorly.
But the zinnias are doing well and bring me great joy as does the butterfly bush, both of which attract tiger swallowtail and hummingbirds.