Sunflowers
Sunflowers are so simple in their complexity. They have a pattern that repeats everywhere you look, from infancy to adulthood. I recently learned the probable reason I find this so thrilling. For more on that, and one of the most beautiful short films I've ever seen, see Nature by Numbers by Cristobal Vila. (Thanks for the rec, padawanpooh!)
Infant sunflower
And an adult
Believe it or not, this is exactly what the colors looked like in real life, facing the sunrise at 7 in the morning.
Bumblebee lifting off
Butterfly having a long drink
Daddy and I went out and measured the tallest flowers. They were 9.5 and 10 feet tall, and he says they've grown another six inches since then.
(Here he is standing in front of them, though you can't actually see the top of the tallest flower. Isn't he cute? I don't know why he won't look at the camera. - ETA - Can you see it now?)
Daddy has sunflowers in vases all around the living room and kitchen. In the early afternoon, the light coming in the skylight makes the flowers on the mantle glow. I set up a tripod to try to catch it.
Infant sunflower
And an adult
Believe it or not, this is exactly what the colors looked like in real life, facing the sunrise at 7 in the morning.
Bumblebee lifting off
Butterfly having a long drink
Daddy and I went out and measured the tallest flowers. They were 9.5 and 10 feet tall, and he says they've grown another six inches since then.
(Here he is standing in front of them, though you can't actually see the top of the tallest flower. Isn't he cute? I don't know why he won't look at the camera. - ETA - Can you see it now?)
Daddy has sunflowers in vases all around the living room and kitchen. In the early afternoon, the light coming in the skylight makes the flowers on the mantle glow. I set up a tripod to try to catch it.