The California Poppy is our state flower. The poppies are very delicate - almost tissue paper like, and they bloom a single flower to a stem. California Poppies vary in color from yellow to a vibrant orange. When I first noticed them blooming this spring, they felt like smiling faces greeting me on my way to work. Quite a cheery site! I looked up some information when I painted this page, and I was surprised to learn that April 6 is designated as California Poppy Day -- that is the day before my wedding anniversary. Interesting!
Friday, July 3, 2009
California Poppies
The California Poppy is our state flower. The poppies are very delicate - almost tissue paper like, and they bloom a single flower to a stem. California Poppies vary in color from yellow to a vibrant orange. When I first noticed them blooming this spring, they felt like smiling faces greeting me on my way to work. Quite a cheery site! I looked up some information when I painted this page, and I was surprised to learn that April 6 is designated as California Poppy Day -- that is the day before my wedding anniversary. Interesting!
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And your sketch is very cheery as well! We don't have poppies here that I know of, but I've always loved those flowers and would love to see them for myself.
It was July when I was in California and they were long gone! Happy 4th!
Beautiful poppies, Claire!
They're lovely. You've captured them beautifully. Sometimes we even get them popping up over here (but I guess they're not true Californian ones!
GOSH! I missed Poppy Day! DRATS! These are glorious, Claire!
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