An Alpine Sunflower plant produces only leaves
during the first six to eight years of its life, storing reserves in
its thick underground root. When enough carbohydrates have accumulated,
floral buds appear. The flower blooms the following summer, seeds mature, and then the entire plant dies.
I find this encouraging, especially when my own "time in the sun" - or, as Andy Warhol famously put it, my "fifteen minutes of fame" - seems so brief when compared to the decades I've spent preparing and honing my vision. There is nothing wrong with this situation; rather, I - like everyone else - am simply acting as a human embodiment of the magnificent and sacred Alpine Sunflower.
Photo: Alpine Sunflowers, Snowy Range, WY; July 14, 2014
I find this encouraging, especially when my own "time in the sun" - or, as Andy Warhol famously put it, my "fifteen minutes of fame" - seems so brief when compared to the decades I've spent preparing and honing my vision. There is nothing wrong with this situation; rather, I - like everyone else - am simply acting as a human embodiment of the magnificent and sacred Alpine Sunflower.
Photo: Alpine Sunflowers, Snowy Range, WY; July 14, 2014
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