Nothing says Kansas like a field of Sunflowers basking in the heat of a Summer day. Near Peabody, Kansas is this field of sunflowers. If you look really close, you'll see Dorothy hiding out with Toto. Auntie Em told me that Dorothy is famous for getting lost and staying out way too late, way too often. Sunflowers are the State flower.
After roasting in ovens, the "whole seed" (fruit) is sold as a crunchy snack.
Sunflowers can be processed into a peanut butter alternative, sunbutter.
Sunflower seeds make great bird feed, great for salads and in cooking.
The list goes on!
Sunflowers may be used to extract TOXIC ingredients from the soil, such as lead, arsenic, and uranium.
They were used to remove uranium, cesium-137, and strontium-90 from the Chernobyl disaster. Enough said.
Have you heard that saying that you are like a flower in the garden of life? I'd probably be a sunflower. What flower would you be? Hope you'll share.
Enjoy your cheery disposition. May you have a relaxing week-end and God Bless you! Now I have to go chase Dorothy out of this field. Auntie Em is hollering for her to come home. Time for supper. The fried chicken is ready.
~Deanna~
