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On Friday, I headed out to the sunflower fields near Warwick in the Southern Downs, having been assured that they were beautifully in bloom. They clearly had been, but by the time we got there, the flowers had mostly gone to seed. The odd bright yellow shock of petals could still be found (as in the background), but I thought this sunflower -- already 'drawn on' before we got there -- summed up our mood when we saw the fields, having driven 2 hours to get there!

All summer, I've been trying to plan a weekend to head out to the Darling Downs and go looking for sunflowers. Imagine my surprise, then, when I realised they were still out during my trip there in late March! I could have taken photos of these flowers for hours...except for the fact that I didn't have tall boots on and I was terrified of coming across an angry snake (not all that unlikely, given the number of holes in the ground all around the sunflowers).

Desert Darlin cactus sunset

William Faulkner portrait and quote: “In writing, you must kill all your darlings.”