I love sunflowers!

Karl and I rolled into Karl’s Auntie Kris and Uncle Hal’s place midday Saturday to walk and visit and for Karl to dispense doggie kisses all around and collect hugs and rubs in return :)!

The driveway has a turning circle around a beauteous garden. Hal likes to find unusual varieties to include. Until yesterday, I had no idea there were color varieties of sunflowers…I know about the size varieties. This beauty has all of the colors that say Autumn to me. And even in the gray, overcast light, it glowed.

Karl, Kris and I headed out for a walk. We met Hal as he returned from Saturday errands. Karl played chase with Kris and Hal…play-bowed and did his “catch me if you can” run.

An idyllic time with good friends, my good dog and Autumn Beauty*.

**I think that this variety of Sunflower is called “Autumn Beauty”…I await verification/correction :)! (Gayle???)

AND!!! as I was getting this ready to post, the following came to me in an email from Kris:

Remember when you guys left here, all of a sudden Karl perked up and barked and carried on? Later that day, a very large brown phase black bear walked up our driveway and then turned and went between Hal’s truck and the containers and disappeared into the woods. He could have been hanging around and Karl caught a whiff. Bear Dog at Work!

YOWZA! Karl had a Bear Dog Day!!