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My Sunday Photo 15 June, 2014 #MySundayPhoto

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My Sunday Photo, #MySundayPhoto, photography, blogging, poppy, silage
This beautiful poppy had an incredibly close escape. You’ll have to read on to find out why.

On Friday I was out walking with Toddler Adams in the glorious sunshine. Correction; I was walking, she was in her pushchair having sprained her ankle while falling off a ride-on toy at nursery.

We were strolling past a field that had recently been cut for silage. This one particular poppy was right at the edge of the cut grass. If you look closely you’ll see all the grass in the background is crushed down and broken. A couple of centimetres further to the left and this gorgeous plant would probably be in a bale of straw by now.

As daft as it sounds, I thought this plant had a very lucky escape. It was like it was the sole survivor in some kind of dreadful massacre.

I took two pictures in quick succession. In the first one the bee flew into the frame. In the second, the bee had landed on the poppy and the blade of flowering grass was caught in a breeze and blown into the shot. I thought the purple of the grass mixed well with the red of the poppy. The presence of the bee just shows nature in action.

The image was taken from a distance of about two metres in close-up mode. Other than that, it hasn’t been edited at all.

May I also take this opportunity to wish all you a happy Father’s Day. I hope it’s as sunny as the rest of the week has been.

I have linked this image up to the MySundayPhoto linky on the magnificent OneDad3Girls blog. Do take some time to visit and check out the splendid photography for yourself.

12 thoughts on “My Sunday Photo 15 June, 2014 #MySundayPhoto”

  1. VaiChin @Rambling Through Parenthood

    And to think poppies are a symbol for the fallen in the Great War. How very apt that this one should have survived.

  2. Fantastic shot John,
    I’m so glad the poppy survived. Its a thing of beauty plus with two bees inside…a spectacular sight. Thanks for sharing 😉
    Happy Fathers Day to you

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