Dorothea Dix Sunflowers 2019

Sunday, Sandy and I took Alex for a hike to the see the sunflower field at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh.  We parked by the Farmers Market and hiked Centennial Bikeway Connector, part of the Capital Area Greenway.  We took Blair Drive into the park and walked around the sunflower field.  They definitely weren't blooming as much as last year - probably the hot and dry weather we've had lately.

But there were still plenty of sunflowers blooming.  Alex begrudgingly let us get a photo of him in the sunflowers.

And there were lots of bees gathering nectar.

By 830 in the morning, it was already hot so we didn't stay too long.  Alex and Sandy and headed back, while I continued hiking on the greenway.  I went as far as the Wetland Overlook near Rock Quarry Road and then turned back.

It was quite hot by this time and very humid.  The tunnels provided some relief from the sun.

I made it back to the car just before noon and stayed in air conditioning for the rest of the day.