We raced the sun west to get to the McKee Besher sunflower fields before dark tonight.

I hadn’t even known about this place before this morning.  But when I read in the Washington Post that the sunflowers in this wildlife management area were in full bloom, I texted a friend and said “Let’s go!”   

We drove River Road from the city until it became a country road, out beyond the Beltway and the suburban sprawl.

The fields were so quiet and peaceful in the lingering light; only the the insects (cicadas and bees) were still busy. It was so beautiful, today’s New Place, both a time and a place.