tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post7727240728153330819..comments2024-03-28T23:06:17.460+01:00Comments on wcs: What's wrong with this picture?wcshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-25218739021439947922011-07-19T04:42:45.058+02:002011-07-19T04:42:45.058+02:00Loved the tournesols, and after reading yr post h...Loved the tournesols, and after reading yr post had to go out and check ours. The tallest ones face east and the smaller one on the other side of the garden faces west - just like you said. Thank you for enlightening me.mcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02244261509013902064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-27511137067480367262011-07-19T02:34:27.287+02:002011-07-19T02:34:27.287+02:00I have learned a new fact today. Thanks Walt!I have learned a new fact today. Thanks Walt!Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161930319264523497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-90011204613854062432011-07-18T07:07:48.654+02:002011-07-18T07:07:48.654+02:00I didn't know that . . . I've learned some...I didn't know that . . . I've learned something new today. Thanks for the pic and the post!JustAMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304812477710391158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-17032080471703128402011-07-18T00:42:26.059+02:002011-07-18T00:42:26.059+02:00Those flowers are very inconsiderate. I mean, the...Those flowers are very inconsiderate. I mean, the sun gave them life. How dare they turn their back on it. m.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049586061176648341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-10381780909810524982011-07-17T21:04:35.246+02:002011-07-17T21:04:35.246+02:00Bonjour! Thank you for this beautiful picture. I w...Bonjour! Thank you for this beautiful picture. I was born in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, and my family still lives nearby, in a small town named L'Isle Jourdain, in the neighboring "departement", le Gers. SouthWestern France is a top producer of sunflower oil, and I remember looking at the gorgeous fields as a child as we drove through the area. I always thought "Tournesol" was one of the prettiest words in the French language. Thank you for the memories. Veronique aka French Girl in SeattleFrench Girl in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347995356689205203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-19660236527504108132011-07-17T19:42:27.359+02:002011-07-17T19:42:27.359+02:00That is a great picture. And I learned something n...That is a great picture. And I learned something new by reading your post. Thanks!!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503952774889636911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-45575894200038056952011-07-17T19:07:57.897+02:002011-07-17T19:07:57.897+02:00I don't see anything wrong with this photo, it...I don't see anything wrong with this photo, it's beautiful. However I did find Waldo.Mike, Studio Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16401905153354198943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-66329078871988482762011-07-17T18:16:43.741+02:002011-07-17T18:16:43.741+02:00I love sunflowers. Great pic.I love sunflowers. Great pic.Cubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12659801291785890663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-72334612650276121062011-07-17T16:14:11.615+02:002011-07-17T16:14:11.615+02:00Beautiful and I really like the airliner and the m...Beautiful and I really like the airliner and the moon one too. Bon dimanche, or what is left of it for you!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031276247743743680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-35935379061897148722011-07-17T15:30:53.372+02:002011-07-17T15:30:53.372+02:00Wow, what a photo!Wow, what a photo!Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-51790217708476192972011-07-17T14:23:24.258+02:002011-07-17T14:23:24.258+02:00What's wrong with the picture is that I wasn&#...What's wrong with the picture is that I wasn't there to see those beautiful sunflowers in person! :(<br /><br />Thanks for the beautiful photo, Walt.BettyAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04888034865376007425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-67551136418989504222011-07-17T12:32:16.755+02:002011-07-17T12:32:16.755+02:00So grateful for the info on east-facing flowers. ...So grateful for the info on east-facing flowers. I was confused as well and had no idea they stopped following the sun as they matured. Also grateful for the beautiful photo; impossible to get when going 200 kmh on the train to Sevilla!Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-76555615973054408172011-07-17T12:29:33.088+02:002011-07-17T12:29:33.088+02:00Wow, most interesting! I didn't know that!! ...Wow, most interesting! I didn't know that!! Beautiful picture, by the way.Buddy Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052407067718899985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-77118752519138528002011-07-17T11:07:00.332+02:002011-07-17T11:07:00.332+02:00Wikipedia says: "A common misconception is th...Wikipedia says: "A common misconception is that sunflowers track the sun. In fact, mature flowerheads typically face east and do not move. The leaves and buds of young sunflowers do exhibit heliotropism (sun turning). Their orientation changes from east to west during the course of a day." I imagine having east-facing flowers is an adaptation that accomplishes that same goal of protecting the flowers and seeds from the hot afternoon sun.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-14239610216235923342011-07-17T10:18:41.889+02:002011-07-17T10:18:41.889+02:00There's nothing wrong with the picture. Sunflo...There's nothing wrong with the picture. Sunflowers do turn along with the sun, but not towards it but away from it. Strange, isn't it? Is it to protect the seeds form the heat or the light?chmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-71934491507637988462011-07-17T09:59:42.900+02:002011-07-17T09:59:42.900+02:00We have lived in France for 14 years and this year...We have lived in France for 14 years and this year the sunflowers are very disappointing. I have never seen them so small. Either the farmers have decided to change their seeds or the lack of rain has caused the smallness<br />SueLiving the frugal life in Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620598210939499286noreply@blogger.com