“For this week’s challenge, share a photo which describes what spring means to you.” Where I live, spring brings back the California poppies. This little flower is so cheerful, but it’s the flag on the back of a departing boat. Adios to rain and cool breezes. On the horizon are long vistas of hot dry weather, shades pulled against the sun, escalating water bills, summer fires. Please stay a bit longer, little poppy!
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simply lovel combination of colours love that
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Thank you! This photo is literally from a “walk in the park”. Lucky us here in southern California.
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yes you are, normally its amazing colours but all the same, ie lots of pinks etc, but the combination of these are stunning x
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I had a whole bunch of CA poppies volunteer to show up on the stretch along my driveway…. they are so cheerful. I don’t think it’s possible to actually catch their sparkle. Though lord knows I’ve tried.
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You’re absolutely right, they do sparkle, don’t they? And this photo doesn’t capture that sparkle. I think sparkle is what made me describe them as cheerful.
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I always loved the little poppy ‘hats’! Really pretty picture!
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Thanks Sue. I love them too. Before they arrive each spring I’ve forgotten about them, and am always surprised when they show up. When I saw the first poppy leaves in my garden, I thought “huh, carrots???”. I’m not much of a horticulturalist, as you might have noticed.
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Carrots, lol! Well, you aren’t that far off, they’re orange!!
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Poppies are to you, what daffodils are to me – spring cheer! Love the colors in this photo – the orange fairly shouts!
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I feel very fond of my little patch of poppies. They’re like unselfconscious children, bubbling with life. I will keep trying to get a shot that does just to these little friends.
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🙂 looking forward to seeing the result!
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A beautiful spring shot it is too … I love the vibrant colours of spring
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Yes, those colors energize us, don’t they?
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Saw this and just had to take a deep breath…beauty does that to a person.
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Thank you Kimberly. Our earth is astonishingly beautiful and we are so blessed to be part of it.
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