Harvesting Sunflower Seeds :)

HAPPY FALL SEASON! :) HARVESTING AND ROASTING MAMMOTH SUNFLOWER SEEDS! :) i had an awesome time today, harvesting, and roasting some nice sunflower seeds :) this is one of my favorite nature, and gardening traditions :) it's truly amazing, how many sunflower seeds, a sunflower produces :) The sunflowers, grow in the sunflower blossom :) behind the yellow blossoms, is where the sunflower seeds begin to grow :) the bumble bees, pollenate the sunflower blossoms :) The sunflower seeds, grow more and more, and very soon, they are so big, the sunflower begins to lean a bit. :) The mammoth sunflower seeds, first begin to grow white, and eventually, they get these gray stripes, which is a sign, that the sunflower seeds are ripening :) nature, and gardening is amazing :) The sunflowers, have an incredible journey :) i saved some sunflower seeds, to dry to replant in our gardens next season :) i also tossed a few sunflower seeds, back into our garden, that may sprout and grow next season :) i gave some seeds to the birds and squirrels, and i also roasted some salted and BBQ sunflower seeds :) they're a nice tasty snack :) i feel very happy, thankful, and blessed, to be able to enjoy this amazing journey, of a sunflower :) Where there's a sunflower, there's a smile :)