The wild flowers are mostly at an end now, here on southern coast of Andalucía – but there are still a few of these gorgeous poppies about.
But, they only last for a few precious, fleeting hours until the petals fall to the ground and each individual flower has gone forever.
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Such pretty flowers. 🙂
Thanks AD 🙂
Beautiful captures! 😀
Thanks Jackie 🙂
I love the detail of the centres – they look like they have been painted in luscious colours with a delicate brush.
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Luscious! I adore the big Icelandic poppies, Marianne. The colours of these are lovely. 🙂
Me too, Jo – these are my favourites 🙂
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they are so colourful, and as you say, fleeting!
…and a little unusual around these parts.
Thanks for your comment, Joan – much appreciated.
very pretty and delicate
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Beautiful! Lovely to capture such fleeting beauty.
Thanks so much.
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My poppies didn’t fare well this Spring and won’t be blooming. These that you shared are striking, Marianne. Too bad that their time is so brief.
I love the popies.. Mostly red around here!
Mmmmm same here – mostly red, so I was really pleased to find these little beauties 🙂
I love poppies. These are gorgeous. Wonderful colors. 🙂
Me too, Robin 🙂
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I love the way the sun plays on the wild flower on the left. The flowers are fading but the memory stays.
Beautiful …
Hmmm …I like that, too 🙂
Thanks Isadora.
Pretty stuff! It’s a pity they only last for a couple hours.
Yes it is, a great pity.
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They are absolutely gorgeous Marianne! Love the colours and you’ve captured them so well! 😀
Thanks for sharing hon. *hugs*
Thanks Sonel – agreed, the colour is stunning!
Hope your weekend is going great xx
Lovely photos, I cant wait until my poppies bloom…
They are so lovely and delicate, aren’t they Lily?
Thanks for your comment – much appreciated 🙂
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I’ve just this minute came in from trying to take pics of poppies but it’s too breezy, yours are gorgeous 🙂
Hopefully you can try again tomorrow, Gilly. Thanks.
Beautiful flowers, Marianne. I love that color too! 🙂
Thanks Cathy.
I’ve never seen a pink poppy before! Here there a fiels full of red poppies at the moment, it makes me want to run through them like Julie Andrews singing ‘The sound of Music” 🙂
The hills are alive ……. LOL
This poppy is such a beautiful dusky pink. It’s gorgeous 🙂
So lovely! I love flowers!!!!
Me too, Nicole – especially pink or purple ones 🙂
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Beautiful!
Thanks, Naomi 🙂
I love seeing the different varieties of poppies from the varied regions of Spain – what a beautiful shade of pink!
Aren’t they just! I never want these poppies to end – but if they are there when I go out in a morning, by the time I come back a few hours later – they are gone!
I’m going to try to get some of the seeds this year 🙂