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19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Sunflower Bee

During 2020 and lockdown, there was a sunflower farm that people visited while they wore masks outside. It was late afternoon and the sunflowers glowed a bright yellow and seemed to smile with their colors. Visitors could forget, for a little while, the pandemic and its impact on us all, the world and feel joy through this display of nature.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Poolesville, Maryland, United States of America
Copyright: © KIM IRENE MURRAY