sunflowers

I went with a friend to see a field of sunflowers. Looking at the weather prediction I thought, "Oh nice, it will only be 90 degrees" and then was immediately hit with the complete wrongness and absurdity of that sentence. On what planet is "only 90 degrees" acceptable? Only because we've had far too many days lately above that. 

It was hot. The sun was bright. There was not much breeze. I used a funky filter and like the pictures I took despite the light and the fact that most of the sunflowers were completely drooping. They are not a style I want to adopt but I like that they are interesting. I'm not a professional, I can play with different styles. 

The first batch of F-16 jets finally arrived Wednesday. Denmark, Netherlands, Norway. Pilots have been trained. 

The US is now sending a bunch of missiles that can be launched from the jets. 

Video has been posted on social media purporting to show overnight Ukrainian attacks on a Russian air force base. They were storing ammunition. Videos were posted on social media showing explosions. 
A huge fire broke out at major oil refinery in the Russian city of Omsk on Thursday, with footage on social media showing lots of smoke and large flames. 
There was a big fire Tuesday at a factory in Yekaterinburg, which produces military and space components.