Poppy Peeping

When the poppies are out, there is no time to be wasted! Get out and see them, now!

2008 was a spectacular poppy year for all the foothills in Central California, and it was a source of great inspiration to this Central California artist.

2016 is looking almost as good.

A few friends and I took a drive up Dry Creek Road for some poppy peeping on February 26. Have a look:

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Who can resist a ride in an open-top red Jeep toward the siren pull of those golden hills? Not these bandana-headed chicks! (“You look like you oughta be somebody’s wife somewhere”. . . a little Meryl Haggard, in case you were wondering)

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2 Comments

  1. Hi Jana, Your wildflower pictures are beautiful! The poppies are so widespread and colorful. Do you ever submit photos to magazines? I think you should send some of these. I subscribe to Farm and Ranch Living, and they often showcase rural scenes like this. We are also thanking God for rain, and praying for more this month. Our hills are green and we are starting to see some color from flowers too. Marjie

    • Hi Marjie, Thanks for checking in, and for liking my wildflower photos. I don’t submit photos to magazines – just too busy to add that to the list of things to figure out how to do!


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