Brilliance of Summer Sunflowers!

Brilliant Sunflower Center by Connie Austin Weakly. September 2019

Cool Sunflower! by Connie Austin Weakly. September 2019

Summer Brilliance!

The summer of 2019 was a rainy one in the badlands and grasslands of North Dakota. That made for stunning greens the entire season! The brilliance of summer sunflowers carried into early autumn.

Looking to Medora from Chimney Butte In the Badlands of North Dakota

Sunflowers by Connie Austin Weakly

Connie Austin Weakly loves to photograph happy sunflowers! Share in her delight as you reflect upon her photos of blooming sunflower fields. When the cold and bleakness of winter set in, view these photos again. They are sure to warm your psyche! Thanks for sharing your vision, Connie Austin Weakly!

There’s a Heart in Those Sunflowers, by Connie Austin Weakly September 2019

Heart of the Sunflowers! by Connie Austin Weakly. September 2019

Grasshopper on Green Sunflower Stem by Connie Austin Weakly. September 2019

Bee in the Green Leaves of a Sunflower, by Connie Austin Weakly September 2019

The Bee is Loving’ That Sunflower! by Connie Austin Weakly. September 2019

Bird on Sunflower, by Connie Austin Weakly. September 2019

Bird and Sunflowers by Connie Austin Weakly. September 2019

Fringes of Yellow Remain on the Sunflowers, by Connie Austin Weakly. September 2019

Orange Sunflower Petals in the Sunshine. by Connie Austin Weakly. September 2019

Orange Sunflower and Sky, by Carol Austin Weakly September 2019

Check out more of Connie’s photos open her Facebook pages, Connie Austin-Weakly and Weakly Adventures Photography.

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Love to tell stories -- romantic, nostalgic stories of our explorations in the Northern Plains. 15 years a television reporter/anchor, 12 years radio news director, 3 years newspaper editor, 6 years documentary producer -- a lifetime of communication.