Provence is known for acres of poppies in spring that can turn an average olive orchard, say, or even a bland roadside into a magical place. Here is a single poppy plant from the front yard of our farmhouse. I think it's good to study just one flower so as to better understand the magic of the field-full....the vivid red tissue-thin petals held aloft by such a long, skinny stem, the ragged leaf, the bristly bud and sculptural seed pod... The other flower I never identified. I guess I'll just have to go back and try again!
1 comment:
Lovely especially the way the top petal folds over the bloom. Like the details of the hairy things of the buds and the seed spray. Judy
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