This is a year of poppies:our land
was brimming with them as May burned
into June and I returned -
a sweet dark wine that made me drunk.
(Attilio Bertolucci)
I had the poem on my mind while walking the dog in the morning and stumbled upon this poppy field.
I remember picking bunches of them as a child and the disappointment when all the petals were gone before reaching home. It is a pity that this colorful fields become very rare these days.
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Wonderful sights!
ReplyDeleteWonderful image - the poppies just (!) pop out!
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
Wow - stunning shots! What a wonderful sight!
ReplyDeleteWow!! Very imptrssive. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteI so love poppies and there's nothing more charming than a field of them! Nice!
ReplyDeleteI love this fantastic, colourful fields!! Poppies - thanks for the English name...:-)
ReplyDeleteIt is a must for me to shoot poppies every summer. They are special like in your pictures :)
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I've always loved poppies. Your shots are very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteDear Karen, just beautiful your pictures!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Germany
Christine
It isn't easy to pick poppies... or to photograph them as you do!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful~
Wie schön ...
ReplyDeleteWhat a sight! The poppies against the green of the field are magnificent.
ReplyDeleteThank you all so much for your kind comments!
ReplyDeleteOne day I spied a beautiful orange poppy along side the road and my father chastised me for picking the state flower (Calif). That's how I found out our state flower and fell in love with orange.
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