My Life: Dogs and Sunflowers

I'm posting this for my own amusement and to elicit a response from History Mike, a blogger of some local renown who is own hiatus due (he claims) to a self-imposed work load.  You see, History Mike has a fondness for sunflowers and grows his own with some success - that is, when he can keep the puggles out of them long enough.  I photographed this while walking Excellent Rachmaninoff through Lincoln Woods.

But first a paid political announcement.

Reward!

Having misplaced my own cat some months back, I thought I might pass this along for anyone in the Lincoln Woods area of Sylvania, Ohio.  I plan on conducting my own search for this missing varmint, using Excellent Rachmaninoff's tracking skills coupled with the goodness of whiskey.  I figure the cat is likely hiding in someone's back yard along the drainage ditch.

Seriously, though, if you're in the area I'm sure the owners would appreciate your keeping your eyes peeled.

Main Lady pointed me at these sunflowers as we walked Excellent Rachmaninoff the other evening.  I returned during the day for a photo.  These are the tallest sunflowers I've ever seen, and I kind of wonder if the owner hasn't set some sort of record for sun flower height.

Tall Sunflowers

Note that they reach to the middle of the second floor.  Eat your heart out History Mike!  Here's a closer view of the flowers.

Sunflowers

These are all from one stalk.  I spoke with the owner briefly and she told me that this doesn't happen every year.  The plant will grow, but growth is conditional on the squirrels and kids leaving it alone.

Excellent Rachmaninoff

Here's Excellent Rachmaninoff waiting patiently for me to finish fooling around with my camera and get back to the important business of doggie walking.  What a good dog!