Last night was a very hot and close one, so sleep was quite restless. So up early to find this Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum) flower catching the first rays of sunlight.
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June 2018, rear garden, Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman.
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AbsOlutely lOvely!
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Why, thank you very much 🙂
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Wonderful!
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Thank you, Pepix 🙂
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Pretty poppy 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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Morning light is magical.
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It always is 🙂
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These are lovely, I like the first photo in particular!
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Thank you, Belinda 🙂
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We have these flowers at our gardens as well. They are so incredibly lovely!
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They sure are!
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Lovely! I have a similar one budding up now. My reds (in a sunnier spot) opened today.
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Thank you, Eliza 🙂 Enjoy your poppies! These buds open to the world but only briefly.
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Too briefly, indeed.
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Beautiful shots, Pete. The early morning light is so lovely and gives the flowers just the right angle of light for photography purposes.
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I find in summer the early morning light is much less harsh and kinder to the subject, too. Thank you, Vicki 🙂
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I have never seen a poppy this color! 💜 I think it’s amazing!! 👍
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Thank you, Jill 🙂 They are such a lovely colour.
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Stunningly beautiful.
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Thank you, Susanne 🙂
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I love it!
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I am glad you do, Simone! Thank you 🙂
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The first photo is beautiful and soft – I should have done the same as I was awake at 4 a.m. Tomorrow maybe.
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Thank you, Jude 🙂 I hope you get to catch that early morning magical light 🙂
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Such a beautiful colour … super image too 🙂
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Thank you, Julie 🙂 I always love how the sunlight catches and filters through flowers and leaves. I find it quite magical 🙂
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