Don and Babbette Jaquish, the namesake of Seeds of Hope.

Enjoy the sunshine in the sunflowers at a local sunflower field, such as Babbette’s Seeds of Hope (W5725 State Road 85), a field created to support cancer patients and research. Fields usually bloom from late August through September. “I think everyone should wander through a sunflower field to feel the joy they emit, and reflect on what else brings them joy,” said Will Seward, a UW-Eau Claire student who visited a sunflower field a few years ago. “That’s what sunflower fields do for me.”

(Read more about Babbette’s Seeds of Hope in this 2017 article.)