The “Silver Lining” is that after 6x attempts to take my own life; I am still here spreading awareness for suicide prevention. ❤️‍🩹 I spray painted the sunflower silver to represent the false riches that people tend to perceive as valuable. The sunflower seeds were planted in April of 2025 after the last freeze of the year in Greenup, Illinois. This photograph was taken 4 months later on August 16, 2025 As of 2:27 p.m. CST on December 17th 2025 there had been 1,029,929 people who have taken their own lives across the world 🌎 (source: world o meter) Call 988 ☎️ if you need help 🆘 @988LifeLine Sunflowers planted and photographed by EddieLee21