Cathy at Words and Herbs has presented a challenge to cheer us all up:
“From Sunday the 22nd through to Saturday the 28th let’s share a photo a day (or more than one if you like) of our flowers and gardens and brighten up this dreary time.”
Click the link above to see more cheerful floral photos and join us if you wish by publishing your own post!
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Eliza Waters 
😃☀️😃 The best so far Eliza! What a stunner and what beautiful colours with the pale green bud behind. Wonderful!
Thank you, Cathy! Glad you liked it! 🙂
Oh, so so beautiful!!
🙂 Thanks much, Trini!
Lovely poppy 🌞
Thank you, Dorris!
I have these Opium poppies pop up in my garden every now and then and they are so beautiful. This is a wonderful capture, Eliza, with such a lovely perspective!
Thank you, Pete! I love these when they bloom, though they can get pretty tired-looking as I await the pods ripening. Worth it!
Oh how I love them! Always worried I’ll become too careful a ‘tidier’. Thanks Eliza!
I usually save at least one of the best seed heads towards the end and pull the rest. When it opens I pepper shake out the seeds where I want them to grow next year. The biggest thing for me is to see the sprouted seedlings in spring!
They are such exciting plants – from rosettes to seed heads.
WP won’t let me like this, but I do.
Thank you, Derrick. I’ve noticed similar quirks on some WP sites… it may be their latest update glitch. It’s always something!
Indeed
What a beauty! ❤
Thank you, Joanne!
Beautiful colours Eliza and such a lovely capture 🌺
Thank you kindly, Xenia! ❤
Definitely brought sunshine to my world today, so thank you…
Thank You, Anita! x
Beautiful shot, Eliza, into the interior of this poppy and the seed pod behind it is a nice additional touch.
Thank you, Mike, much appreciated!
This one is very nice!
Thank you very much, Hien!
Lovely photo Eliza capturing the bloom and the pod. I love the color of this poppy.
Thank you, Susie. I love this color, too, and look forward to its blooming each July.
You & your camera captured perfection.
Thank you very much, Alice!
Now that is a beauty!
Thank you, Laurie! 🙂
Beautiful. Love all the details you captured in this closeup. Flowers are so complex.
Thank you! Yes, they are complex and beautiful, one can get lost in those blooms. 🙂
A poppy?? Such a pretty color, one I haven’t seen before.
Yes, it is self-sowing annual in my garden. I love that mauve color. Thanks, Debbie!
Beautiful photo! You captured their colour and texture so well here.
Thank you!
Poppies always make me smile and yours is especially pretty. There’s a somniferum variety called “Hen and chicken” which I once grew, very funny looking, do you know it?
Thank you, Annette. I’ve not seen that variety…it certainly is an interesting one. It reminds me of baby spider hatchlings clustered on their mother!
Stunning photograph.
Please may I ask what lens you used?
Thank you! Canon, 55-250 mm
I love that mauve color. Try as I might, I’ve yet to get poppies of this kind to grow in my garden but I haven’t stopped trying!
I just read that they need cold stratification and cool temps to germinate. We get that in spades here! 😉 Maybe try putting them in the fridge for a month or two?
Your photography is always excellent, Eliza, and does this poppy justice! Thank you.
Thank you very much for your lovely compliment, March!
Can’t beat poppies for cheering you up! Very nice perspective on that one too. Love the bokeh.
Thank you, Allison!
All your flower of the day photos are definitely cheering – thanks so much Eliza.
I’m happy to know that, Carol, thank you!
Beautiful image Eliza!
Thank you very much, Reed!
I’m really enjoying your beautiful flower photos this week, Eliza! 💐❤
Thank you, Betty! Glad you are enjoying the reprise of warmer days. 🙂
Yes, already counting the days until spring. ☺
Ah, summer lingers in our minds and data files. 🙂 Lovely as always, Eliza!
Thanks, Steve! I love how photography freezes a moment in time, and we can go back and visit it anytime we want. How cool is that? Time travel! 😉
Stunning shot, Eliza! I’m enjoying catching up with your flowers week!
Thanks for sharing the joy! Have a super day. 🙂