I made the weekly trip to my hometown of Toowoomba (Australia) yesterday. It was a public holiday for the observation of Australia Day, so took advantage of the opportunity to go and spend some time with my ageing Mum. While there I visited Toowoomba’s Queen’s Park, a large tract of land close to the inner city, that was transformed many decades ago into a beautiful location full of many varieties of advanced age trees and shrubs. Annually in September, the city hosts its world-renowned Carnival of Flowers, which sees an amazing assortment of flowering plants on show. Even now, 5 months later, the gardens are still blazing with colour.
I took a number of photos, and this sunflower is one of my favourites. Sadly, just as I took the shot, the wind blew and the top was missed, but I still love it. The variations in colour of its leaves reminded me again of the versatility of sunflowers.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. 🙂
Do You See What I See?? 
How cool! It looks like an eye and the shadow of a man inside of it.
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Yes it does…it’s actually the shadow of the leaves. 🙂
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Aaaa…I see it now;)
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Toowoomba is such a sweet town. Love Queen’s Park!
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I spent a lot of time in Queens Park over the years I lived in the city. It’s a beautiful location, and I’m happy the council has never gone in and chopped down the trees. Only if they have become dangerous will they do that.
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Perfect Shot…!!!
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Thank you. I probably took 30 to get that one, but that is the nature of photography — thankfully digital means we don’t waste $ having the bad ones developed.
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The colors are beautiful.
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Yes, and I like the deeper colours against the more traditional yellow leaves.
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Beautiful sunflower! I miss them in Jamaica
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Do they not grow in Jamaica?
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No Kim, they don’t. But they should love Jamaican sun ☺
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Lovely shot Kim. There’s something about sunflowers isn’t there. Looking at them immediately lifts my spirits.
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Yes, sunflowers have always been a favourite. I grew many varieties not seen here, in my garden in West Virginia.
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I didn’t realise there were other varieties but of course it makes sense there would be. My nan used to grow them for her aviary birds. Now I have the seeds on my breakfast. ☺️
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Yes, and sunflowers are so good for birds as well. When mine were finished for the season I would remove the seeds and put them in feeders for the birds during the winter.
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Your, lol.
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What a beautiful, vibrant picture of this sunflower! It almost looks like tour shadow in the center!
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Yes, I thought that when I got home — but it is the shadows of the leaves. Thanks for your comment. 🙂
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