Vote for Me! {or Doug}

At the beginning of May, I planted some sunflower seeds in our backyard and within a week we had some serious sprouting going on. These things have grown so fast, I swear you can almost see them growing if you watch close enough.

I have been checking these stalks daily, eargerly awaiting some blooms on top. Every time I think the new growth might be a blossom, it turns out to be another round of leaves. Enter: the ongoing [good natured] banter between Doug and I.

Me: "Hey!!! It's a bloom!"
Doug: "No, Deb, it's just another round of leaves."
Me: {pouty face} "Nuh-uh. You're not the sunflower expert, Doug."

Me: {a day or so later}: "You were right...just more leaves..."

And then last night, when the sun was setting, I took my camera out and saw this:

Doug says it's another round of leaves.

I say it's the beginning of a FLOWER!!!

What do you think?

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