MARICOPA SUNFLOWERS
My sister Becky and my nephew Jonathan and I decided to drive out to Maricopa to see the sunflowers last month, June 2023. It’s kind of hard to believe now, as hot as it is now in July, but the weather was beautiful in June, especially in the evenings and early mornings. It never got all that hot in June.
Frequently, my sister and I take my 4 year old nephew somewhere fun on Wednesday evenings after work. And we always bring his strider bike wherever we go, because he loves riding it.
I spent some time looking at Google maps and Yelp to decide where to get dinner before we made it out to the flower farm. I wanted to go somewhere fun, tasty, and somewhere Jonathan would like. I found this place called Roots Eatery and so we went there for dinner. It was fantastic. It’s a little hipster spot in Maricopa with tasty food and a great ambience.
After dinner, we drove out to the sunflowers. Jonathan rode his strider bike around and Becky and I took photos of the sunflowers. There were a few groups of people out there, all admiring the sunflowers together. Next to us was this group a folks videoing each other. My sister and I started talking with them and found out they are a music group. I asked them if I could take a group portrait of them. They said yes, right as this train was barreling down the tracks, just north of the sunflower field. So I quickly started taking photos of them in front of the train, because I thought it would be a cool background. It was good to meet you Miles Stevens !! You can find them on Facebook and their music online too.
As long as sunflowers keep getting planted in Maricopa and blooming in June, I will keep going back to see them! Want a photo shoot there? Fill out this form and we can make plans!
