I absolutely love garden watching. There’s no better way to gather inspiration for your own garden than to take the time to stop and smell the roses, or in this case, view the poppies in someone else’s garden.
While driving to the farm to do some work last week, I was greeted by this glorious site!
There was no way I could just drive by - I had to stop to take some pictures of these stunning poppies. I’ve never tried growing poppies in my own garden, but after seeing the vibrant orange-red of these beauties, I may no longer be able to resist.
The occupant of the house where I spotted this amazing display of poppies was just getting ready to leave, but was more than happy to linger long enough for a brief chat about these current ’stars’ in his garden and allow me to take some photographs.
I drove past this same garden one week earlier and there wasn’t even a hint of the brilliant color that would greet me on my next trip. Here is tangible proof that gardens are in a constant state of change. If we don’t slow down and take notice of the changes as they occur, we’ll miss them entirely.
I’m so glad I took the time to slow down and stop. I hope these poppy pictures encourage you to slow down a little as well.
Summer has just begun and you can be guaranteed that I’ll be doing a lot more slowing down and stopping over the next few months to take advantage of many more garden photo opportunities. My eyes will be wide open and my camera will be ready!
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