a little note about sunflowers

I love the symbolism of the sunflower. The sunflower follows the sun, the sun is the giver of growth, warmth and energy, and symbolic of God. The flower follows the sun, the roots reach into the ground and touch the earth, the water, the minerals, the person who has died. The plant connects earth and sky, the dead and the heavens, the human and God. Its radiance represents love and forgiveness. A marvelous symbol.

(photo by me, mary taitt)