Sunflowers
Russian Olympic Committee's artistic gymnastics women's team, Liliia Akhaimova, Viktoriia Listunova, Angelina Melnikova and Vladislava Urazova listen to music from a Russian composer during the medal ceremony after receiving theirs gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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By Stephen Wade Jul. 29, 2021 02:01 AM EDT

Ellen Roberts frames her daughter with the perfect background at the sunflower maze near L&A Family Farms just south of Paris, Ill., on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. A seemingly endless field of sunflowers is in bloom in east central Illinois, a golden spectacle that’s drawing families from all corners of the Wabash Valley and beyond. (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP)
Blooms unfold at southern Illinois farm’s sunflower maze

By Alex Modesitt Aug. 08, 2020 01:01 AM EDT