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Dougster
04-07-2008, 10:05 PM
I went out to Lancaster, CA. a few days ago to see the poppies in bloom. It was pretty, and I wanted to share a few pics with you guys. Hope you like...
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm218/DC11_2008/IMG_1386.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm218/DC11_2008/IMG_1380.jpg
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm218/DC11_2008/IMG_1372.jpg
Mary6906
04-08-2008, 05:45 AM
Nice, Dougster, I think I'll use one of them as my desktop photo.... I need to feel like Spring is happening!
lucille
04-08-2008, 06:22 AM
Are you sure you're not in Afghanistan Dougster? :D

Spring has sprung for sure. We have sprung into Autumn, but the weather is so confusing that nature has some of our spring wildflowers blooming again. :confused:
Oak Kitten
04-08-2008, 03:23 PM
Wow. Those are gorgeous pictures, Dougster. Thanks for posting them.

Oak
gisli
04-08-2008, 04:02 PM
Fantastic, must have been a real treat to be there, watch and inhale all of this beauty we see in the pictures.
Bat
04-08-2008, 10:17 PM
Sure makes me homesick...I had a whole hillside full of 'em in Marin. Gorgeous! Wonderful beautiful pics, Dougster!
Thanks.
Manchester
04-09-2008, 04:29 PM
Thank you Dougster for sharing those beautiful photos. As I've mentioned before, in my garden I'm a bit of a poppy freak. I got a packet of Californian poppy seeds free in our Sunday newspaper magazine a couple of year ago; I scattered them in the garden and was delighted when they flowered.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d63/Million68/dar.jpg

In honour of a favourite Rudie, they are known to my family as the "Dar" poppies! It is lovely to see how they look in a wild setting - I remember Dar telling me that they were a protected species. We are visiting CA later this year and they will be gone by then, so thanks again Dougster!

Hi to all who remember me - looking forward to reading the book in July, Janis!
gisli
04-09-2008, 04:45 PM
In honour of a favourite Rudie, they are known to my family as the "Dar" poppies!




Then I guess I am your second favorite Rudie, Manchester Anne...yes....please:p http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland_Poppy .....Hi to you too:D
Elliott
04-09-2008, 05:09 PM
That is so beautiful, and so very Van Gogh.... It looks too pretty to be real!
hoops
04-09-2008, 07:19 PM
Dougster,
this is awesome! thanks for bring it to the board...Anne, who could forget you??? great to see you again.
peace
hoops
Dougster
04-09-2008, 08:03 PM
So glad you guys liked them! Spring is just around the corner. It looked like the poppies were really going to be in full bloom in a week or so. They had over two miles of winding paths! Thanks for your nice comments.