a study in sunflowers

 

Today, we went for a hike in the Columbia River Gorge, where I wooed the honeybees and daydreamed amongst the wild flowers.

There were hundreds of sunflowers in bloom along the cliff's edge that we walked along, overlooking the Columbia River and Mt. Hood.

(I'm not sure why these lines are suddenly appearing in my photos. Corrupted memory card? Poor program for editing photos? Anyone know?)
There was also lupine: