Tag Archives: Sunflowers
Visions of Van Gogh
Walking through downtown Basel Switzerland I noticed these sunflowers in a yard. I immediately thought of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh, who is perhaps best known for his paintings of sunflowers. Van Gogh was famously unsuccessful as an artist in his lifetime, but is definitely appreciated now. If you want one of his sunflower paintings, […]
Sad Sunflowers
A week ago today I flew back from Germany to Canada. Except I didn’t. It is a rather lengthy saga of a 42-hour voyage that saw me, after 24 hours of travel, 100 kilometers further from my destination than when I started. The tale bears telling, and will indeed be told here, but before I […]
Sunflowers
At least, I think these are sunflowers. Came across an unharvested field planted in the middle of a vineyard. I have no idea why someone would take the trouble to plant and not harvest, unless perhaps the flowers encourage the bees and bees are necessary for growing grapes. Sheer conjecture on my part. These definitely […]
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