Couple stroll along deserted and peaceful Utah Beach, scene of the D-Day Landings, in Normandy, France

A bee feeding on a sunflower plant in the Loire Valley in France

Bees on sunflower plant, Loire Valley, France

Sunflower plants in the Loire Valley in France

French farm homestead with crop of sunflowers at Champigny sur Veude, the Loire Valley, France

Standing out from the crowd - a healthy sunflower holds its head up proudly while others around it wilt and fade, Loire Valley, France

Bees on sunflower plant, Loire Valley, France

Sunflower plants standing tall in the Loire Valley in France

French farm homestead with crop of sunflowers at Champigny sur Veude, the Loire Valley, France

Village of Faye La Vineuse with tall spire, Loire Valley, France

French farm homestead with crop of sunflowers at Champigny sur Veude, the Loire Valley, France

Sunflower plants in the Loire Valley in France

Bee on sunflower plant, Loire Valley, France

French farmhouse at Souzay Champigny, near Saumur, Loire Valley, France

Sunflower plants in the Loire Valley in France