Last Sunflower Standing

This extended stretch of October sunshine is certainly a welcome surprise, despite its underlying hint of climate change. There have been murmurings of Vancouver's weather gradually shifting towards San Diego's. This month is starting to bring some relevance to that argument.

But on the plus side, my sunflower has been given a second chance to bloom. I planted a half dozen or so rather too late in the season, and had largely given up hope that they would bloom. All but one have been pulled out; I thought they were done. But the tallest one (now about 12 feet high assisted by a bungee cord to the deck railing) is stretching for all its worth toward each day's afternoon sun. I've been photo-documenting its progress.