Saturday, May 23, 2009 (Brookline, MA): A sunflower folly, planted by local resident Jane Kokernak on May 10, was unveiled today. Early reports suggest that seeds sprouted consistently across the bed. Kokernak, who paused in her sweeping and bagging of tree pollen, remarked, “I’m pretty happy with the results so far.” She forecasts dramatic growth in the seedlings over the next three months.

Photographs by Eli Guterman.