The Life of My Sunflower

Day One:
Planting and naming of seed: Mary.
Roughly five or six hours later, Mary committed suicide by plummeting into the grass outside of my apartment.

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Day One: Friday, February 18th
Planting and naming of seed: Freddie.
Freddie made his first trip to Columbus, Georgia in a drink holder. He then had a quiet evening on the kitchen window sill, and enjoyed some refreshing tap water and sunlight.

Day Two: Saturday, February 19th
Freddie stayed on the window sill and watched the sun rise and set in peaceful contentment.

Day Three: Sunday, February 20th
Freddie said goodbye to Columbus, Georgia and journeyed back to Macon.

Day Four: Monday, February 21st
Freddie found a new home on the window sill in the living room of my apartment.

Day Five: Tuesday, February 22nd
My boyfriend Dustin watered Freddie as he cleaned the window sill.

Day Six: Wednesday, February 23rd
Freddie joins me in my Scientifc Inquiry class, but doesn't make it all the way back to my apartment without losing a good bit of soil.

Day Seven: Thursday, February 24th
There is still no sign of life from Freddie, and there is even a good chance that he is dead because he doesn't have enough dirt.

Day Eight: Friday, February 25th
A tiny green sprout has made its way through the soil, and Freddie is in fact alive.

Day Nine: Saturday, February 26th
I begin to worry that Freddie will not live much longer without more soil. The plant sits oblivious on the window sill.

Day Ten: Sunday, February 27th
The sprout has grown just a little bit taller. I plan on asking Dr. Rood for more soil, so that the plant isn't malnourished.

Day Eleven: Monday, February 28th
Dr. Rood announces in class that he will be bringing more seeds and soil to class from now on, so on Wednesday I will bring Freddie so that I can add more soil to the cup.

Day Twelve: Tuesday, March 1st
Freddie has started leaning towards the window, in an eager attempt to get as much sunlight as possible. His soil is starting to look a little light, and I'm hoping he can stick it out until class tomorrow.

Day Thirteen: Wednesday, March 2nd
After class, I acquired a second cup of soil with which to refill Freddie's cup. In returning back to my apartment, I poured the dirt into the cup and packed it in.

Day Fourteen: Thursday, March 3rd
Freddie looks much rejuvenated now that he has more dirt, and even looks a little greener.

Day Fifteen: Friday, March 4th
Today I watered Freddie before leaving for Savannah for the weekend.

Day Sixteen: Saturday, March 5th
Freddie sat on the window sill in my apartment next to my boyfriend Dustin's plant, waiting for our return.

Day Seventeen: Sunday, March 6th
Today, upon my return, I watered Freddie again, and he waited patiently as I packed for the return home to Columbus. He rode home quietly in a cup holder, and returned once again to the kitchen window sill.

Day Eighteen: Monday, March 7th
Freddie's stalk has gotten longer and his leaves are starting to get bigger.

Day Nineteen: Tuesday, March 8th
Today I rotated Freddie's cup on the window sill, because I'm afraid that his stalk will break from bending towards the sunlight.

Day Twenty: Wednesday, March 9th
Today I measured Freddie's stalk and found that he is 2.8 inches tall.

Day Twenty-One: Thursday, March 10th
Freddie has acquired a second set of leaves below the ones higher on the stem.

Day Twenty-Two: Friday, March 11th
Today I noticed that Freddie's stalk is even taller than it was the last time I measured it, and I have to make a point to measure him when I get back.

Day Twenty-Three: Saturday, March 12th
Today, Freddie and I prepared for the journey back to Macon.

Day Twenty-Four: Sunday, March 13th
Today, Freddie and I headed back to campus.

Day Twenty-Five: Monday, March 14th
Today, in watering Freddie, I noticed that he is starting to form tiny leaves below the top two leaves.

Day Twenty-Six: Tuesday, March 15th
I measured Freddie today, and found that he is a little over seven inches tall.

Day Twenty-Seven: Wednesday, March 16th
Freddie's stalk is starting to bend, so I've propped him up against the window pane.

Day Twenty-Eight: Thursday, March 17th
Today when I watered Freddie, I noticed that he has several tiny hairs below his upper set of leaves.