California Dreamin'
by Connie Handscomb
Title
California Dreamin'
Artist
Connie Handscomb
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Fine Art
Description
What if in your dream you went to heaven and there plucked a strange and beautiful flower? And what, when you woke, you had the flower in your hand? Ah! What then?
~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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California Poppy
Family : Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
Genus = Eschscolzia (for Dr Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz , 19th c. Estonian surgeon & botanist visiting N. America)
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This cheerful, colourful bloom - the floral emblem of California - is now also naturalized in Washington state and the Province of British Columbia, Canada.
Source:
Coastal Beauty: Wildflowers and Flowering Shrubs of Coastal British Columbia and Vancouver Island [Jennings]
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The warmth of these cheery blooms has always cheered me. The bees love them, and it is a rare occasion when I don't see one hovering over and in them. We used to have them growing all along our city's seawall, and I have several pictures of friends and family having had their holiday photos taken next to these delicate flowers.
Then, suddenly, they disappeared. These colourful, glowing blooms were no longer. I was both shocked, and saddened.
I did query the authorities responsible for the reason Why this has happened. The official version is: someone had Complained. And that ... is that .....
Taken in natural light ; Undedited; Uncropped, : Nature in all its natural splendour.
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♥ Heartfelt Gratitude to FAA Groups for featuring this image :
All Things Golden
Beautiful Poppies
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July 2nd, 2014
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Comments (14)
Connie Handscomb
Dianne, thank you! for supporting this bloom & featuring it in All Things Golden! :))
Bev Conover
Connie you did a great job capturing the nuances and rich color of this beautiful California poppy! L/F
Connie Handscomb replied:
So kind of you to say, Bev; thank you! I love these wildflowers .. especially when they blaze joyfully in the sunshine :))
Jean-Pierre Ducondi
Love the softness. Beautiful work Connie.
Connie Handscomb replied:
I didn't see you here until now; thank you so much .. for your kind comment .. {& your patience ..} :)))
Terence Davis
Wonderful light and colour.
Connie Handscomb replied:
We've been traveling, Terence; do want to thank you now though .. late as I am : Thank You :))) {most sincerely}
ROSE WANG
I like your colors.
Connie Handscomb replied:
Hi Rose! nice to meet you & thank you so much! hope they brightened your day :)))
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