tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post4138479147744239661..comments2023-10-20T04:45:50.849-05:00Comments on O Mighty Crisis: Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-8148304649366976572009-09-17T01:35:06.406-05:002009-09-17T01:35:06.406-05:00I loved the post, but sunflowers, like orchids giv...I loved the post, but sunflowers, like orchids give me the creeps for some reason. They're too animal like or something.geewitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590044820333720010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-3442263505690611292009-09-16T13:27:18.929-05:002009-09-16T13:27:18.929-05:00I had a plumb tree once that couldn't handle i...I had a plumb tree once that couldn't handle it's own enormity. I also know this one girl who can't handle HER enormity, either. Poor thing is barely 100 pounds. Personally, I'm going to add to my enormity by having pie later.choochoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17994404946009103090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-21371398344250403462009-09-15T18:09:06.653-05:002009-09-15T18:09:06.653-05:00I've always loved that sunflowers bow under th...I've always loved that sunflowers bow under the weight of their own glory. Modesty can be an endearing thing.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-78417870258696917912009-09-15T13:31:44.515-05:002009-09-15T13:31:44.515-05:00I like that last idea best--taking a bow at the en...I like that last idea best--taking a bow at the end of the season. Mine are bowing too--ready for me to chop their heads off and start drying them!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-28180580238774457092009-09-15T11:56:34.759-05:002009-09-15T11:56:34.759-05:00after the last post I cannot stop myself;
Sunny!
...after the last post I cannot stop myself;<br /><br />Sunny!<br />Do not go gentle into that good night.<br />Rage, rage against the dying of the light!<br /><br />I'm not ready for the end of summer!!Logophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791617221187190709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-44897817725157967572009-09-15T09:06:51.816-05:002009-09-15T09:06:51.816-05:00My dad has huge sunflowers in his garden. They are...My dad has huge sunflowers in his garden. They are all taller than me. Wait. Your son is taller than me. Most second graders are taller than me.<br /><br />Ugh. I'm depressed again. Gotta go. :-)Lisa @ Boondock Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430994283914399581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-47402933917482939532009-09-15T08:17:54.794-05:002009-09-15T08:17:54.794-05:00I saw: he is a metaphor for midlife sex which had ...I saw: <i>he is a metaphor for midlife sex</i> which had me laughing out loud even though that's not what you said...<br /><br />I find my amusement how and where I can.Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644896022880634803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-8782870162867144492009-09-15T08:06:34.001-05:002009-09-15T08:06:34.001-05:00Beautiful flower! Man I wish our yard was bigger s...Beautiful flower! Man I wish our yard was bigger so we could grow monster plants! :)Hannahhttp://brightestblue.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-35197061446199261132009-09-14T23:47:36.849-05:002009-09-14T23:47:36.849-05:00"He is a metaphor for so much, from midlife t..."He is a metaphor for so much, from midlife to sex to friendship to appetite to the new cast members of Dancing with the Stars"<br /><br /><br />Hahahaha. What fun it must have been to watch him grow. And how sad to see him take his bow. Loved the line about your son getting tossed the car keys. When he takes them up on their offer, you'll know you have entered a new phase.Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-58332993093633704912009-09-14T21:53:46.739-05:002009-09-14T21:53:46.739-05:00Head bowed, just like your sunflower, I'm defi...Head bowed, just like your sunflower, I'm definitely in the autumn cycle of my sunflower years. Very interesting comparisons there -and a really great picture of the dowager queen sunflower too!Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-79948885872573184102009-09-14T21:37:39.487-05:002009-09-14T21:37:39.487-05:00And after a brilliant performance! Sunflowers are...And after a brilliant performance! Sunflowers are amazing and yours is no exception.shrink on the couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271891110211081990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-38193111130434225132009-09-14T21:26:29.118-05:002009-09-14T21:26:29.118-05:00Whenever you read a light-hearted article about ce...Whenever you read a light-hearted article about certain mathematical laws -- the Fibonacci sequence comes to mind -- they are often illustrated with a photo of the seed head of the sunflower. I know the pattern of the seeds is somehow related to the math referenced in whatever article, but I have never quite figured out how. Get on that, would you, and explain it to me? kthxbai.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-70752146125715455622009-09-14T20:50:27.551-05:002009-09-14T20:50:27.551-05:00Sunflowers. Yet another thing I'm going to gro...Sunflowers. Yet another thing I'm going to grow NEXT year.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-55179285564935165542009-09-14T20:42:15.991-05:002009-09-14T20:42:15.991-05:00ya know, with all the metaphors you mentioned and ...ya know, with all the metaphors you mentioned and many you didn't combined with your new found appreciation for poetry, i bet you could come up with a kick ass ode to sunny. oh wait, i think you just did.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-72427721375434659702009-09-14T16:04:29.042-05:002009-09-14T16:04:29.042-05:00We've got an eight-footer we had to lash to a ...We've got an eight-footer we had to lash to a trellis attached to the front of the house, and her head is bowed as well.<br /><br />Summer's going away, Joce! I don't think I can take it!!!<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.com