Bear Number 115 and the Sunflower Funeral

In April I bought a potted sunflower for my little garden helper Marisol.

She and her friend Deeminor, the dragon, were supposed

to take care of it while I was away.

But when I returned home the sunflower had closed up.
In an attempt to revive it I cut the closed flowerhead off,
and put the plant in the ground,
assuming that the healthy buds would gain strength and bloom.
It didn't happen!

By July I had to admit that the sunflower was DEAD

And so, this morning, Bear Number 115, Tyana J Littlestring,

and the little garden helpers held a funeral service

for the "Uptight Sunflower."