Roses are red.
Poppies are too.
If you’re unsure,
Here are photos for you!
The next verse must be read with an American accent for it to rhyme:
Languedoc Roussillon
A region of France
Has red poppies galore
And here’s some for Nanc!
Sorry, Nancy. Couldn’t resist!
Heyjude has shared with me that they are Papaver rhoeas, commonly known as corn poppies or field poppies. They are found throughout Europe in late spring. Thanks, Jude.
And here are some totally unrelated photos for those of you in the frozen north – some Mediterranean beach scenes from France. I “stumbled” on them in the same photo folder after the poppies. Hold your hands up to the screen and feel the warmth.
Roll on spring and warm weather!
Which Way Now 101 
I have always loved poppies – your photos and the little poem are super cute! 🙂
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Thank you! Did you see the yellow poppies posted before the red ones?
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No I will never turn red on red poppies for i have never seen them.
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Now you have!
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The field of poppies… GORGEOUS! France has poppies… who knew?? Well, you did… but not me! Oh, and Arizona has lots of blooms. Right now Arizona is in bloom! I will be posting some pictures soon. Neat post!
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Thank you. Yes, Arizona is looking colorful at the moment – not the parched landscape we all think of as the desert.
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Beautiful poppy fields, and even though I’m not in the frozen north, and right next to a very warm beach, I really enjoyed your beach scenes. I had no problem with the American accent, as I live there for half the year. 🙂
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Glad you enjoyed it. I hope I haven’t made you talk funny!
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😀
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ahhhhh! Thank you – I needed that 🙂
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It won’t be long now. Warm weather coming your way!
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Poppies, sunshine and almost empty beaches… wonderful for those that are there…
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We’ve got the sunshine but not the poppies or the beaches here. That was in the south of France. Hope you are feeling better! 🙂
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They ARE gorgeous, but I’m thinking if I pull some of the dandelions, my Cali poppies might have room to make a comeback. I hope!
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Fingers crossed. Get weeding! 🙂
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Beautiful!! I loved the fields of red poppies when I lived in (the former) Yugoslavia many years ago…
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I remember seeing huge solid patches of red poppies in England. They are fleeting but a fantastic sight.
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Beautiful Captures:) Happy Tuesday!
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Thank you. I’m ready to back! Happy Tuesday to you! 🙂
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Now that’s the sort of poppy field I’m after. South of France you said? I have always fancied Languedoc Roussillon region. Nice wine. 😀
Jude xx
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Great wine and cheap! Here I am in the gorgeous sunny spring weather of southern Arizona wanting to be in the South of France. Never satisfied!
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I know the feeling. Is it because now we can go anywhere, it seems wrong to stay in one place? Or is it that some of us just never put down any roots.
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I think it’s that I love so many places that I’ve visited. As soon as we leave Arizona I’ll miss it!
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I’m the same. We are doomed to wander forever 😉
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I just need a home to go back to . . . now and again!
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Oh, how I love those fields of red poppies…..I could envision myself frolicking through those fields with camera in hand.
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I had to run down the road and stumble through a ditch but then I frolicked!
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Where’s that movie camera when I need one?
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From still photographer to movie director!
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Welcome warm weather 🙂 Lovely photos!
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Thank you Amy!
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Okay, evidently I was smoking crack yesterday because when I went back to look at my pictures from Greece, Turkey, etc., the poppies were, in fact, red. But I know I’ve seen orange ones, so I looked through more folders – and it turns out they were in California! Blame it on too much exercise and not enough sleep. 🙂
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Those endorphins are making you crazy!
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Without a doubt.
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In a nice way. 😀
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The poppies look like fields we cycled by in Italy! Lovely memories.
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That sounds nice. Let’s go there!
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Booked in September for cycling in Tuscany. Want to come?
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Yes. Yes! YES! Actually we’ll be near Ancona in August for a family wedding, but have to be back in England in September for another family wedding. If I come back to Italy can you tow me behind you in one of those kiddie cart things?
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Well I will talk to Hubby and see if he can do the towing. I’m afraid you and I would never get to the wine drinking if you are relying on my cycling power. 🙂
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I could just drive to the wine venue and wait for you.
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Well that could work too. 🙂
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😀
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