Joyful Beacons of Brightness

taken:
day fifty
08.09.2011

Here's another beauty in my mother-in-law's garden. She has some of the most unique flowers. I believe this one is called a 'helenium'. 

I love the ruffly yellow and orange speckled petals. Each and every flower is different from the next. Some glow more orange, some glow more yellow. They are joyful beacons of brightness even when the sun isn't shining.