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Red Sunflowers

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I had such a great response to my red sunflowers last year, that I planted all the rest of the seeds this year.  They are such beautiful flowers. 

This morning, as I was talking pictures in the garden, the Bruise shared with me that his teacher told him there are not red sunflowers.  I asked for a clarification on that.  Apparently, he had added to a discussion about sunflowers, "...and red ones."  To which she replied, "You mean tulips or roses.  Sunflowers are not red."  Guess who will be learning something at school tomorrow!
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  1. ThimbleannaSeptember 6, 2011 at 8:31 AM

    Hahaha! Good for you guys. I've always wondered why, when a child says something that doesn't sound quite right, teachers don't ask some questions and try to figure out why a child believes what they say. Maybe the good ones do! I hope you'll report back and tell us how it went!

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  2. Stephanie DSeptember 6, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    Love it! I had lots of different sunflowers last year--gold and red and bronzed and bi-colored--and different sizes, too. Who knew?

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 9, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    Fantastic shot...you caught those colours perfectly!

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  4. audreypawdreySeptember 14, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    Beautiful picture, and I hope she liked the sunflower!

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