Another Anther - Rachel

OK, I'll play... here's my version of that same amazing poppy. Just a bit closer in.

Another Wacky GIANT Poppy - Robin

Lori is right about the poppies we saw at Filoli yesterday. They were gigantic and gorgeous. It's always fun to discover something new that you've never seen before in nature. I wish I had my macro lens and my tripod. I want to go back next week. Anyone want to come with?

Pop Poppies - Rachel

Today I was having a conversation with my daughter about words, specifically about how words seem to warp and sound strange if you say them enough. Any word can move from the realm of "That's a word I use it all the time" to "Wow, what a strange set of syllables" with enough spoken repetitions. Go ahead, try it.
The word which began this conversation was poppy. We were passing fields and hills abloom in California golden poppies and she kept repeating the word until it began to sound strange to her ear; eventually it began to deteriorate for me as well and I got stuck on the word pop, which made me think of pop art, which made me think I should see what kind of pop art homage I could create with Photoshop and one of my recent poppy pictures. Here's the result.

Poppies and Pollen - Rachel

Bright Spot - Rachel

Today I contemplated not posting... it's been a very long, very frustrating day. However, as I was leaving work I spotted some poppies growing adjacent to the parking lot and stopped to take a few photos before heading home. The rest of my day continued to be one which left me short on patience and long on aggravation; here was my one bright spot.