Zinnias

Zinnias like sparklers, watermelon, the smell of sunscreen, and the sound of the cicada symbolize summer to me.  The cozy warm feeling that summer can hug you with, that I can remember and imagine in winter, the only two more weeks I have to enjoy of it for now.  I have a few volunteer zinnias in the one greenhouse.  It is always fun to see what colors they are going to be. I also planted some plants of zinnias in a flower row towards the bottom of the garden that I started from seed.  They are almost overshadowed by the glorious sunflowers in the same row.  The zinnia's attention to detail on their many petaled faces is mesmerizing.