If dawn refuses to give up its golden rays because the hour is as yet too young, I recommend you look around to see if you can find your own sunshine. Sometimes it works for me.
[a plains sunflower (a.k.a. petioled sunflower or prairie sunflower; Helianthus petiolaris) facing east before sunrise; I discovered it along with its friends on the northern shore of White Rock Lake near Pelican Island]
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when sunflowers turn to face the coming dawn [plains sunflower (a.k.a. petioled sunflower or prairie sunflower; Helianthus petiolaris)]
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