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A hummingbird approaches a sunflower in the pick-your-own sunflower field at Verrill Farm in Concord, August 23, 2023. It has been a challenging season for sunflower growing, but the farm was able to get in a few pick-your-own days this month. Verrill Farm plans an even bigger planting of sunnies to arrive in late September. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge

Photo Gallery: Good day, sunflowers!

Photos by Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
September 1, 2023
A butterfly feasts on the nectar of a sunflower in the pick-your-own field at Verrill Farm in Concord. The farm had a few pick-your-own days in August and plans on a bigger bloom of sunflowers in late September. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Verrill Farm employee Chloe Faddoul gives visitors a a pair of garden scissors and some instructions at the farm’s pick-your-own field. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Ella Doherty, 10, of Concord, front, and her siblings Pearl, 8, Jack, 12 and Henry, 5 (not pictured) make their way out of the sunflower field at Verrill Farm in Concord. It has been a challenging season for sunflower growing, but the farm was able to get in a few pick-your-own days. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Kelly Barrera of Waltham takes a sunflower selfie while picking with her son Diego Horta at Verrill Farm in Concord. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
A trio of bees feed on the nectar of a sunflower at Verrill Farm in Concord. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Mahua Bissau of Lexington and her daughters Tiara, 17, and Olivia, 13, pause for a selfie while picking sunflowers at Verrill Farm in Concord. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
Harper Manion, 9, of Concord reaches in to pick a sunflower at Verrill Farm in Concord. Harper was with her mother, Carly Manion and aunt, Suzy Duffy of Woburn. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
A butterfly flies above a sunflower as bees feed on nectar. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
A butterfly feasts on the nectar of a sunflower in the pick-your-own field at Verrill Farm in Concord. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge

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