tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post4472291093431681904..comments2024-02-22T10:16:38.304-06:00Comments on https://lynfenwick.blogspot.com: Isaac & the Sunflowers--Part 1Lynda Beck Fenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12363248580928472769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-82969520560661053312013-07-06T11:25:54.681-05:002013-07-06T11:25:54.681-05:00Kim, I love the Henry Ward Beecher quote! I hope ...Kim, I love the Henry Ward Beecher quote! I hope you read the blog post about Beecher several months ago. It is interesting to learn more about "celebrities" of Isaac's time that have been forgotten or ignored in the years since.Lynda Beck Fenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363248580928472769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-38780770352323380412013-07-05T18:58:51.688-05:002013-07-05T18:58:51.688-05:00I'm going to have to look more closely for the...I'm going to have to look more closely for the pattern. I take lots of sunflower photos. I think Henry Ward Beecher said it well: "He who hunts for flowers will find flowers,<br />and he who loves weeds will find weeds." <br />Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03030884632849692028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-20034243607331885842013-06-28T13:37:47.959-05:002013-06-28T13:37:47.959-05:00Two great websites...a little over my head, but in...Two great websites...a little over my head, but interesting anyway!<br />Lynda Beck Fenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363248580928472769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6231257453868183589.post-22440561498509597182013-06-28T03:24:07.715-05:002013-06-28T03:24:07.715-05:00I didn't realize that the sunflower was a Nort...I didn't realize that the sunflower was a North American native. Sunflowers and hollyhocks are so traditionally Ukrainian (though I don't see them so much anymore) that I thought they must have originated here.<br />A couple of websites for you regarding the pattern of sunflower heads:<br /><br />http://www.popmath.org.uk/rpamaths/rpampages/sunflower.html<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_numberThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.com