Last week @traisto and myself made some exploring of the Argolid Peninsula. It is an area close to Nafplio (you can check my previous posts for that) full of ancient ruins, picturesque villages and amazing landscapes. The weather was perfect for driving and it was a pleasure to see again favorite places and discover some new ones!
The scenery is pretty much alike to Crete where we live so it was at the same time familiar and new. But there were some beautiful surprises. Like this mesmerizing field of red poppies! Although they are not something too rare or hard to find, I haven't seen so many of them for decades. Of course I stopped the car at the side of the road and grabed my camera!
Maybe it was the childhood memories, maybe the fact that poppies seem to have disappear from the place I live or maybe they are just a sublime spectacle, in any case they gave me so much joy! I lied down among them, I smelled and looked at them from every possible position and I took a ton of pictures! It was a short but unforgettable break :)
The olive trees next to the poppies was the cherry on top. My favorite trees next to those joyful flowers! As a farmer I know that the common practice is to destroy all the wild vegetation under the trees and although I totally disagree to that practice, I know at the same time, that most people don't share my beliefs about natural farming. So finding those beauties in an olive grove was more than enough to make my day!
The words sublime and beautiful kept popping on my mind as I was writing this post so I guess that it is a perfect fit for the #SublimeSunday, instigated by @c0ff33a , and the #beautifulsunday, hosted by @ace108!
Enjoy your Sunday!
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fields of poppies, so beautiful! it is hard to get the colours right under the harsh sunlight... so I like how some of the images turned out
Thanks a lot!
They are a hard subject indeed. Actually I was reluctant to edit them at the laptop (I am on a trip) but I think I did OK, more or less :)
The poppies have always been for me the signal that the season for the sea is starting. Because I always saw them on my first trips to the sea. I felt that they had blossomed and already at the end of the week I was leaving for Bulgaria, to the Black Sea.
You bring proof of the blooming of the poppies and have made a superb collection of photos. Thank you and glad you like these fragile flowers!
Thank you very much!
So nice to hear that you are going to the sea. I hope you'll have a great time :)
With pleasure!
Looking forward to getting there, hope the weather will be good, thanks!
Amazing to the a whole side covered with red
Thank you @ace108 :)
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Wow,how many wild poppies ... My favorite flowers ....🥰
Amazing picture
Have a nice day ☀️
They were many all right :)
Thank you for stopping by!
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My pleasure 🌸
What an incredible field of poppies! And you captured the light through them wonderfully!
Yes they are incredible! When I saw them I knew I had to stop and take a few pictures!
Thanks a lot :)
Wow what a field of poppies! I agree under the olive tree is amazing. I also love how you were down in them!
Oh yes, they were so amazing, I couldn't help it but becoming a little childish :)
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AMAZING! I actually showed this post to my husband and said "Look at these beautiful pictures! This guy is a good photographer! This is one of my favorites posts, coming from you! maybe because I love poppies as well, also sharing the same feelings and thoughts about 'em, like yours.
This one is breathe taking! Such a good angle! Love it!
Thank you very much for your nice words :)
Poppies are so lovable indeed!
Yup! I see them very often these days, along the road!
Thank you very much, I am glad you like them :)