A lot of locations that I visit are "forced upon me" by my job and I make sure that I don't squander the opportunity and visit as much of the country as I can.
Other places are something that I've seen and researched myself online.
But sometimes word of mouth can be an excellent way to find new places. Last week I was chatting to my neighbours and they mentioned a poppy field that they had driven past.
After finding somewhere suitable to leave the car and unload the dogs we walked past a lane that lead towards a farm. In the distance were two animals sitting on the grass bank. It was a hare and a muntjac!
This is one of the reasons why I bought myself a bridge camera, I never would have been able to zoom this far with my phone camera, and before we could get close enough to tell what they were with just our eyes, they both bolted into the undergrowth.
A little further down the road and we were met with a sea of scarlet. Even though it was an overcast day the field was still extremely bright and almost felt unnaturally colourful compared to the surrounding green fields.
As for the reason for an entire field of poppies? I'm unsure. Looking at a list of rewilding projects in the UK I couldn't see any mention of these in Norfolk. So there's a good chance that this is just a farmers field that isn't in use this season that has been taken over by poppies that are notorious for self seeding.
And obviously I had to use the opportunity to hold a doggy photoshoot! Max and Jarvis were a little hyped up from hearing pheasants and seeing hares run around, but they sat still long enough for me to get a few snaps of them.
I may return on a more sunny day to see how much brighter the poppies shine in the sun!
Wow, you visited a very beautiful place, the flowers look very attractive and enchanting, it's amazing, I really like the beauty of the flower fields❤️🙏
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