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Sunflowers in May

· Farm life

Sunflowers have popped up, against the odds, in a paddock scorched by bushfires in January.

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While they may not be the tallest or brightest or prettiest Heliantheae ever to rise out of Narrawilly's soils, to us they're extra special.

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Here, for no better reason than the pleasure of having sunflowers re-appearing on the farm, are some photographs of our golden-faced survivors.

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"Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows fall behind you." (Source: It's disputed.)

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