23/10/2026
Three years ago I started growing sunflowers in my garden. I had no idea when I planted them
how difficult that year was going to be.
I watched them grow big and tall and on the darkest and most difficult days they brought the light. Even as they faded the birds that came to feed on them continued to make me smile.
Three years on and I still grow them, they continue to make me smile even at this time of year when only a few are left and I hope my neighbours enjoy them too. I know the birds and squirrels do.
A reminder that even in the darkest of times when life just feels all too much just as the sunflower does look for the light it will be there to get you through.
