Long ago, I had a job which required a commute behind the wheel, and I would pass a sunflower field in the morning and again returning home in the late afternoon. The flowers were always facing me! In August, there was a big hubbub when scientists had "broken the secret" of why sunflowers face the sun. It has to do with cell growth. I could have told them that. No great miracle. Plants reach for the sun, and if it requires turning a bit, they'll do it. Here, an anonymous farmer stands next to his massive (if unfortunately named) Helianthus annuus while it stretches to meet the sun.
Vintage Snaphot photo, circa 1930 Collection Jim Linderman
Thanks to BOXLOT
