It’s not too often I go out and shoot just for fun. I want to – it just doesn’t happen as often as I’d like it to.  Last year on a trip from Sacramento to San Francisco I remember seeing some wonderful sunflowers along the the interstate. I couldn’t remember where I saw them or even the time of year when I saw them, but I knew I wanted to find them again.

I was at Rick & DeAndrea’s wedding on Saturday and saw some beautiful sunflowers poking up over the fence at thier reception. Then I thought, it must have been sometime in June when I saw those flowers along  I-80.

Note to self: Take a trip and look for the sunflowers.

Sunday I found myself with a few hours to spare (before naptime). So, I wandered the back roads of some beautiful farmland just west of Dixon, CA. I happened upon many fields of various crops including several sunflower groves. Here’s one of the shots I took. If you venture out that way, watch out for the thousands of bee’s. There are several bee hives placed about every 100 feet along the perimeter of the grove. They won’t bother you if you don’t bother them.

Taken with a Sigma 10-20mm lens attached to Fuji S5 Pro w/circular polarizer filter.