{"id":234,"date":"2008-09-05T02:25:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-05T02:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2008\/09\/wild-sunflowers.html"},"modified":"2012-05-20T16:22:45","modified_gmt":"2012-05-20T21:22:45","slug":"wild-sunflowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2008\/09\/wild-sunflowers.html","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska Discoveries 5: Wild Sunflowers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wild sunflowers are in bloom in E. Nebraska and W. Iowa. They’re just popped up all over the place, like how Queen Anne’s Lace pops up in PA and WV, and how wild thistle grows on the sides of the highways in NC.<\/p>\n

So I pulled a Maryann and pulled over on the side of this country road while driving back from Toys R Us in Iowa and took some pictures.<\/p>\n

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This is what a single plant looks like…<\/p>\n

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And here’s a group of them.<\/p>\n

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There’s a HUGE field near Timmy’s preschool, I should get over there and take some pics soon before they’re over with.<\/p>\n

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