Sunflower heliotroped away from lens
2018-07-09 - Russell County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
Plants aren't as responsive to human whistles as horses and cows - they pose perfectly with on a whistle cue. But no amount of coaxing could turn this beautiful sunflower's eyes to the camera. Turns out, it's just as beautiful, this way, heliotroping exactly with solar movement, and wonder if someone, with a teensy percentage of the genius of Ben Banneker, might have figured out how to tell time as the sunflower turned its head. - EW Comments | Permalink
2018-07-09 - Russell County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
Plants aren't as responsive to human whistles as horses and cows - they pose perfectly with on a whistle cue. But no amount of coaxing could turn this beautiful sunflower's eyes to the camera. Turns out, it's just as beautiful, this way, heliotroping exactly with solar movement, and wonder if someone, with a teensy percentage of the genius of Ben Banneker, might have figured out how to tell time as the sunflower turned its head. - EW Comments | Permalink