March 31, 2018. March blows Spring into Central Texas – bringing wildflowers and fresh leaves. And in the garden, poppies! We planted seeds once and now we collect seeds to give away – our poppies keep popping back year to year. They are a mix of red and pink, big and small, and they are prolific. But each bloom is brief. And each worthy a portrait, my excuse to frequently indulge my photography urges.
I lucked onto one “about to pop” and caught the sequence. Apart from borders and the stand-in downward bud, all images are of the same poppy. All but the full bloom, in the span of about 5 minutes. The fully opened bloom is an hour or so later.
A delight to watch the unfolding!
Sweet pics and poem! Cold and windy here! 🙂
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Lovely post!
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Lovely! I didn’t know this about poppies. Your capture is wonderful in photos and words.
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Thank you! In the absence of nearby lawnmowers, etc. you can actually hear a little “pop” when the “hat” splits and flies off. Neat to watch!
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Hi, Glad to find your blog it looks great and I will take some time to read.
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Amazing poetry and words. Love how your poem builds, and then ends in haiku. Well done! We had poppies in our last home – they are so beautiful, and really live up to their name – pop!
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VJ, thank you – ours were initially planted, but their behavior is so like the local wildflowers – they appear in the oddest crevices and corners – take over the yard for a couple of weeks! Gary is Mr. Poppyseed, collecting the seeds and scattering them in places he deems suitable – hoping someday our neighborhood will have poppies at every corner.
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Ric loves them too. Too early for poppies yet back home.
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Awesome! I love poppies… and I love how you built the poem!
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Thank you. The poppies put me in a playful mood, hence playing a bit with poetic form.
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Beautiful post Jazz! I am re-blogging it in my blog. Lovely pictures and poem 🙂
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Thank you – an honor to be in your stream of poetry.
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The honor is mine 🙂 You are very talented! Amira
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