Here
is
a
scene
of ^
in·ter·de·pen·dent·
re·la·tion·ships· .
The
hens
and
spa·rrows·
in
the
gar·den·
scratch
the
soil
and
turn
it
o·ver·
as
they ^
search
for
grubs
and
in·sects·
as
well
as
sun·flow·er·
seeds .
Their ^
dro·ppings·
fall
on
to
the
soil
and
help
to
en·rich·
the
mix·ture·
which
will
form
a
food
for
new
plant
growth .
The
sun·flow·ers·
grow
tall
as
su·mmer·
ad·van·ces· .
They ^
turn
their ^
fa·ces·
to·wards·
the
sun
each
day .
This
helps
to
make
the
seeds
swell
more
qui·ckly· .
A
spa·rrow·
per·ches·
on
the
tal·lest·
sun·flow·er·
and
helps
him·self·
to
its
seeds .
The
cle·ver·
white
co·ckie·
has
al·rea·dy·
picked
up
a
small
dead
sun·flow·er·
head
from
the
ground .
He
is
hol·ding·
it
in
his
claw
and
pe·cking·
out
the
seeds .
The
seeds
will
o·ften·
pass
through ^
the
birds '
sto·mach· ^
and
fall
to
the
ground ,
where ^
next
year ,
hope·fu·lly· ,
a
new
plant
will
form .
As
the
sun·flow·er·
and
the
chry·san·the·mums·
(the
deep
red
flow·ers· )
drop
their ^
dead
leaves
and
pe·tals·
la·ter·
on ,
these
will
help
to
cre·ate·
part
of ^
next
years
soil
as
they ^
break
down
and
rot
down .
It
doesn't
rain
a
lot
in
su·mmer· ,
so
we
have
to
wa·ter· ^
ou·r·
flow·ers·
to
keep
them
a·live· .
And
did
you ^
know
that
sun·flow·ers·
and
all
green
plants ,
can
make
food
for
them·selves· ?
Most·ly·
su·gars· ^
and
star·ches·
-
with
no·thing· ^
but
their ^
own
green·ness· ,
sun·light· ,
wa·ter· ^
and
air .
They ^
do ^
this
through ^
their ^
leaves .
This
pro·cess·
is
called
pho·to·syn·the·sis· .
Some·times· ^
hens
can
be
a
li·ttle·
care·less·
so
the
gar·de·ner·
here
has
co·vered· ^
his
vege·ta·bles·
with
wi·re·
ne·tting· .
No·tice·
how
the
spa·rrows·
are
not
a·fraid·
of ^
hens .
Eve·ry·thing·
in
this
gar·den·
con·tri·butes·
to
its
sur·vi·val·
and
well-be·ing· .
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