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COMPLETED; Yumichika's Second Riddle:

Date: September 24, 2013
Time Is: 3:30PM

From sun up to sun down I stare out across the sea.
From sun down to sun up I stare out across the sea.
But while with sun up I can only blink in the brightness.
With the sun down I can blink out the brightness.

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Date: September 23, 2013
Time Is: 4:00PM

Part pickle, part crazy,
You can't call this flower lazy.
It perks its head up with a snout
And if it had a voice - I'm sure it'd shout.

Answer: Daffodil.