Poppy – June 2009
I love their cheerful scarlet faces. I love the way the delicate flowerheads droop when a heavy honeybee alights on them looking for pollen. I love their elegant, swan-necked buds. I love their crinkly crepe paper-textured petals that straighten out as soon as they burst free of the bud. And I love that they seed themselves and provide splashes of colour where almost nothing else wants to grow.
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My favorite flower, makes me think of Soring Day in Stellenbosch! This photo almost looks unreal!!! A Beauty!
Oh, I adore poppies. Lovely photo.
Oh wow – that shade of red is so energising.