This oriental poppy has been unfurling its petals for the last couple of days – never mind the fierce squalls and sudden Arctic blasts. Never mind that it is NOVEMBER. This morning she finally opened into sunshine. Still a little crumpled in the frock department, but what chutzpah, eh, and for a flower that looks so intrinsically delicate.
Anyway, she is my offering for Paula’s Thursday’s Special challenge. Today she has given us five cue words to choose from: ascending, idleness, jaunty, whiff and luminosity. So here we have poppy luminosity. With a touch of jauntiness thrown in.
Come to think of it, to find something so lovely in the garden at this time of year, also has my spirits lifting sky-high, so I’ll throw in ‘ascending’ too. Hope she brightens your day too. Many of us could do with a good gloom antidote, mentioning no ‘T’ words.
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Yes, jaunty too.
What a lovely November surprise!
Lovely poppy and photograph. We see beauty immediately, and it’s good to be reminded of beauty at this time. And the poppy is a reminder, a remembrance, to the fallen soldiers as well.
Full of grace in all senses, Stephen.
Amen
What a great picture!
Poppy luminosity with a touch of jauntiness has an ascending effect, and we can watch it idly sitting on the porch? 🙂 Love your offering. *bow*
Ha! Glad it pleases, Paula 🙂
🙂
Such a lovely November surprise! I love your picture, the petals almost look like they were made out of paper, and the color comes out as almost translucent. Nice!
made of paper was my first thought.,,,kind of mesmerizing
My thoughts too.
Lovely flower!
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How lovely! I just dug up my sweet-peas today, they were late to flower as I was late to sow them, but they have given me lots of pleasure until this week when they succumbed to the rain and wind. I still have a few fuchsias in flower!
It’s amazing what is still on the go – cosmos and marigolds at the allotment 🙂
What chutzpah, indeed, Tish! Just hope it retains its petals for a few days yet
Me too. After a fine a.m., we have had downpours, so I’m thinking it might be a bit bedraggled by tomorrow – though maybe still photoworthy with your eye, Sue 🙂
Yes, indeed – beauty in decay!
Silk with diamonds….
Couldn’t it be a second title for this image?
So beautiful!
I love that, Anna. Silk and diamonds it is!
If a poppy can be jaunty, that is definitely the jauntiest poppy 🙂
Stunning!
Exquisite – both photo and flower!
Alison
Beautiful. Looks like a tutu for the Waltz of the Flowers.
That’s a perfect analogy, Marie. Which reminds me to go out in the garden this morning and see how she’s faring after yesterday’s downpour.
Such poetic descriptions! In the comments too, Tish 🙂 🙂 Those skirts just need a good shake! Feeling suitably uplifted and setting off for a foggy beach stroll, backed by sunshine.
Good for you, Jo. Happy walking!
I think when you go for a wander there will always be something special.
in your garden and it has a T.
😉
Aaah! That’s such a lovely, sweet thing to say. Thanks, Ark x
Isn’t that something? These single solitary blooms seem to know that by waiting until now, in November, that they’ll be all the more appreciated.
well I caught a whiff of this beauty in the reader and think you nailed all five words here T.
also – this looked like glass in a way – crystal. so beautiful.
What a lovely image, Tish! Enough to brighten anyone’s day, for sure. 🙂
Glad to brighten your day, Sylvia. Are you OK?
Thanks, Tish. Yes, I’m okay and back home in Florida. Still waiting for my eyesight to improve after the op.
Keep up the good work!