Surprising Sunflowers

Sitting in my room on a cloudy day I start to realize how beautiful these sunflowers that Matt bought me for our year and a half are.

Not only are the flowers beautiful, but they really brighten up the entire room! The clouds outside are no match for these sunny flowers.

Here is a closer shot of the beauties. Looking at this close up I am thinking of getting this picture printed out to hang up in a collage in my new room.

It really amazes me how much of a difference flowers in a room can make...let alone sunflowers. I can not stop looking at them! (Note: my little lamp in the corner ;))  We are really trying to keep these babies alive (the last flowers he bought me died in a few days). I am giving them a ton of sunlight and plan on changing the water frequently and adding some of the flower food with each change. Any other tips on keeping flowers in a vase fresh?

I love keeping the blinds open in Matt's apartment mostly because I LOVE natural lighting. I never open the windows though because as you all know, I am afraid of bugs and lizards and frogs and lots of other things that crawl and fly. I know that there is a screen but back home bugs always found a way around it (remember all the lizards in my room after my window was opened for a day?). I am not willing to take the chance.