Allen and Fairview, Texas have bumper crops of sunflowers this year, planted just off Hwy 75. Police presence has been necessary to guard the fields to keep trespassers from crossing the yellow police tape. Sunflowers being a cash crop, should not be compromised by photographers & intruders damaging flowers by trying the get "the shot". Who would have ever expected a farmer would have to go to such drastic measures? This is not Fort Knox; these are sunflowers on private property. I took pictures along with other photo buffs, but I did not brush a petal through the process. Would you like somebody to come into your yard and take your shrubs?
Bluebonnets have become rare on roadsides, so photo ops have shifted to other flowers. I understand how irresistible the sea of sunflowers can be, but it is paramount to have "hands off" respect & appreciation for the flower, the field and the farmer.
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/collin/Trespassers-are-trampling-familys-sunflower-farm-212702861.html
To see some of the photos from the local contest on McKinney's Town Square Buzz, https://www.facebook.com/TownSquareBuzz?fref=ts
Bluebonnets have become rare on roadsides, so photo ops have shifted to other flowers. I understand how irresistible the sea of sunflowers can be, but it is paramount to have "hands off" respect & appreciation for the flower, the field and the farmer.
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/collin/Trespassers-are-trampling-familys-sunflower-farm-212702861.html
To see some of the photos from the local contest on McKinney's Town Square Buzz, https://www.facebook.com/TownSquareBuzz?fref=ts
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