Your ghost will walk, you lover of trees,
(If our love remain)
In an English lane,
By a cornfield-side a-flutter with poppies
~Robert Browning
I find poppy buds to be almost as beautiful as the blossom. Maybe more so.
Here's an up close and personal look at one.
This one is just about to pop.
They bloom so quickly that I can't say I've seen them in this stage of emergence - with the splitting bud still visible.
It isn't long before they're all a-flutter just like the post title and quote suggest.
Beautiful flowers, these poppies are. (Yoda, I am talking like)
Any way you look at them.
Petals glisten after a summer shower.
And on the underside of a bud, a tiny creature navigates the hairs.
Thanks for walking amid the poppies with me. All were growing in Frank's back yard.
62 comments:
Fantastic! Sometimes close-ups can make things look so "other worldly" - Stunning captures!!
I have never taken the time to look closely at a poppy. I will the next time I see one. Beautiful post it is. (Said in my Yoda voice.)
Gorgeous gorgeous and wow wow wow!
Voluptuous fluttery things, poppies.
And rampant, once they take hold.
These photos are O'Keeffe-ish!
very cool progression...i like the one that is just about to pop...
You capture the intricacies of small things in a way that makes them delightful.
so beautifully pictured!
How absolutely gorgeous! I just love all the fuzzies. :)
Your macro shots are simply amazing. I know I've said it before, I can't help myself, Hilary. Fabulous shots that take my breath away. Love them all! ;-)
These are gorgeous, Hilary!
I was out photographing poppies last night.
They are such wonderful subjects.
Wishing you a great day ahead!
Oh these photographs show off all the best things about a poppy. Love the grouping where the transparency of the petals shines. Always a treat to visit here Hilary!
It's almost like watching a time-lapse video. My favorites are the "just about to pop" and the "any way you look at them" photos. I would have asked if you had seen the spider before you snapped the picture, but you surely did because he's so sharply in focus. Have I mentioned that I don't like spiders? Still...a beautiful photo.
A very nice series, I enjoy the poppies always
what a beauty!! heaven on earth!
your photography is like visual poetry, hilary!
big hugs!
p.s. thank you kindly for your always wonderful comments. they mean the absolute world! xo
i love the quote, too:)
I love this series of photos. Anytime there are raindrops on flowers or leaves, it is a photo op. Poppies are so simple and beautiful.
Breathtaking photos! I love when you take the macro pictures so we can see what we'd normally miss walking by. The buds are quite intricate, but the flowers! What looks better with the sun shining through the petals?
Love the Yoda voice. ;)
Ah, bless their furry little hearts. I am well and truly smitten with poppies, though we don't have any in our garden (and by "our" I mean Pierre's). You've found some magnificent specimens here, but aren't they all? Gorgeous pix.
Good stuff. The last shot is a real winner. :)
Such beautiful photographs of one of my very favorite flowers.
Lovely. You've managed to capture something few people see because these flowers, as you say, bloom so quickly and are gone too soon. But I prefer Turkish poppies which not only look good but make you feel good too. Ha!
I don't believe I've ever seen a poppy in person. I wonder why not? Anyway, swell shots, and much appreciated.
It's 96 degrees here and this post was like taking a walk someplace cool. Thanks!
No flower more reliably makes me happy than a poppy, in every stage (scrotum to squashed-up-purse-Kleenex). Gosh, you're a wonderful photographer!
I love poppies and these are such good photos. You can almost count the hairs on the stems.
All mine have dropped & succumbed to the wind & rain.
Maggie X
Nuts in May
gorgeousness!!!
I also love the poppies! You photos are so beautiful and love that one just before it opens!
Wowee zowee, that is brilliant macro at work Hilary.
Oh, what miracles they are!
The third one down is enough to make anybody drool...♥
Such an intimate visit. Thank you.
Gosh, these are outstanding, Hilary! I didn't know that poppies had those fuzzy buds. The second photo is a show-stopper!
And your walk was not only pleasant but taught us a few things about poppies.
The pictures remind me of the yard we had at one of our places years ago. Lots and lots of poppers!
Thanks, Hillary.
I love them too, they're gorgeous.
These pictures are amazing.
If you reply back, I'll tell you what they really remind me of ;-)
Hi, they are a very graceful!
Oh Hilary, this was a great set of photographs! Absolutely stunning captures - love the rain drops and the little spider.
Every day on my drive to work, I have two wishes - that I would have the time and the opportunity to stop and take pictures. But have none, it is quiet impossible and dangerous to stop on a busy highway. But I pass meadows of multicolored lupines in bloom and fields of poppies - the later are like a sea of red, it takes my breath away...
Have a nice weekend,
xoxo
Simply beautiful
and a joy to see!
Nice progressive poppie shots Hilary. I think poppies are amazing flowers. Each flower only opens for a day, but the next day the plant has a brand new flower. Amazing - Dave
I am in love with Macros and wish I had more time to explore. Love this series. I have not seen any poppies growing in my areas.
Great shots.
I've never seen poppies photographed as successfully as these.
These are just spectacular pictures, you have used the light beautifuly. I agree with the above comment that these are probably the best series of poppies that I have ever seen.
I'm with you on the poppies. You got some wonderful shots here.
Marvelous shot!
Just gorgeous in both stages! We don't have any growing close to me. I wish we did!
Oh my..there's so much living that goes on right under our noses..beautiful pics of a the life of a poppy! I even enjoyed the little bug...and the hairs on the pod reminds me of something..hmmm..oh yeah, the hairs I've sometimes encountered on my chin. Hopefully no bugs live there! Have a great weekend!
beautiful pics. I love poppies and mine were spectacular this year. I also like the seed pods, like little salt shakers.
beautiful! you didn't seen any razor slices in the stalks did you? ;)
What a stunning sequence!
Gosh, what a beautiful transformation! Thanks for capturing and displaying so nicely. I really enjoyed these. :)
marvelous poppy photos...I think it is time to post mine too!
Ex.quis.it! Oh my gosh. Such beauty.
Thanks kindly, everyone. Your warm comments mean so much to me. :)
Your macro vision is exquisite.
You make me appreciate Poppies in a whole new way!
Beautiful! And weird! The world is so curious through your lens, Hilary. What is it about poppies--they look so papery & delicate, but just blaze color.
Stunning Hilary!!!
i do believe you've mastered that macro!
you have truly captured every stage of a poppy's beauty. they are my calypso's favorite flower. :)
My 12 year old daughter and I have enjoyed these pictures; however, she says the picture of the flower about to pop kinda grosses her out. lol She says it reminds her of a fuzzy tarantula.
Nice work. :)
In May I took photos of poppies' buds and thought how beautiful and how delicate they were!!
Curving stalks are incredibly graceful. Baby poppies look like sleeping and growing. I especially love the fifth one. The photo shows very essence of the beauty of the buds.
I looked at other photos of yours. You always captured the best moment. Gorgeous photos!! Beyond words!
keiko
I've never seen this much beauty in a poppy bud... until now. Thank you, Hilary!
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