I just got back home from an NYC trip for BEA and I am floppy and tired and I want to post about the nice whirlwind that it was but I'd like to make a drawing or two to accompany it. In the meantime, enjoy some helianthum, one of (I think) the best little flowers around.
The crepe-papery blooms seem too delicate to last (but they do) and the little chains of unopened buds are like fairy garlands. Charmers at every stage, like all the best things.