It was a white poppy and the petals were still quite closed... so they're overexposed in contrast to the centre bit. I love the idea that a rain-battered poppy can be part of a surge of happiness. I've realised increasingly that I see beauty in the broken.
I hope you feel better soon.
Posted by: Patia | 26 May 2004 at 07:05 PM
Stunning--that's all you need to write. Get well.
Posted by: Anthony | 26 May 2004 at 09:49 PM
Trackback didn't work, but for you:
http://www.vividpieces.net/2004/05/27-little_poe.shtml
Posted by: Erin | 27 May 2004 at 05:56 PM
Snap!
Posted by: qB | 28 May 2004 at 04:38 PM
Hope you feel better now...but that FLOWER is just...AMAZING!
j.
Posted by: jean | 28 May 2004 at 05:33 PM
qB, how did you do that?? It's marvelous!
-- today I found a rain-battered pink one & had to snap that one, too.
Posted by: SB | 29 May 2004 at 12:06 AM
It was a white poppy and the petals were still quite closed... so they're overexposed in contrast to the centre bit. I love the idea that a rain-battered poppy can be part of a surge of happiness. I've realised increasingly that I see beauty in the broken.
Posted by: qB | 29 May 2004 at 08:11 AM