What Brings You Joy?

What would brighten up your day?

Would a bright coloured canna bring you joy?

 How about red cockscomb, red periwinkle or red frangipani?

Surely, the sunflowers would bring some warmth despite being partially chewed up by insects.

For me, I find joy in small surprises like accidentally discovering a bug in the fungi photo below.

I enjoy seeing kids playing and laughing amongst the plants I care for.

Below are kids from 3 different families in the neighbourhood.

Joy is having my 3 dogs posing in the same direction at the same time.

What joy it is to see them posing and smiling!

They are sending love your way.

What brings you joy?

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Sunflowers

Why are sunflowers named as such?

Is it called a sunflower because the flower head follows the direction of the sun?

Or is it called the sunflower because the flower resembles a sun?

I do not have the answer.

I am just finding an excuse to flaunt these bright, cheery looking flowers.

During the day, the leaves are chewed by grasshoppers,

During the night, the beetles take over.

To me it doesn't really matter,

So long as they don't chew up the flowers.

Here are my sunflowers with happy rays,

Extinguishing all feelings of dismay.

How do you find my sunflower display?

Have they brought joy and brighten up your day?