several people have asked me if I have seen the poppy fields near Broughton Castle because they think I might like to take some pictures of them. Well, it would have been rude not to take a bit of a detour there wouldn't it?
This year has been terrible for oil seed rape farmers, with many whole fields of crops failing due to the wet spring. Where they have failed poppies have seized their opportunity and taken their place.
I must confess I don't find the yellow of rape fields particularly pleasing on the eye - too harsh, and to me the red of the poppies has a far more pleasing effect. Pretty sure the farmers wont agree.
Met up with a couple of friends over a bottle of wine and a sandwich at the pub at lunch time. We are having a joint 40th, 50th and 60th birthday party in September (fancy dress in the style of the 50s, 60s or 70s) and we met to write our invitations. It was such a lovely afternoon to be sitting in the pub garden, I could quite get used to it.
Wow, unreal, just lovely. I asked a farmer about poppies in rape fields and apparently the poppies cause no problem because they have died back and seeds have dropped by harvest time. I think farmers have been encouraged to work with them. This shot is fantastic.
thanks Lucy, I don't think that the poppies themselves are the problem like you say, but the problem is that there are so many of them this year because there is so little rape. @lucypics
Stunning colours! So bright and vibrant! Really pretty photo.It is amazing that there are such colourful fields right beside one another.
Too bad for the rape seed farmers. It is hard on their income. It's been extremely wet here as well - kinda scary to see whether the rest of the summer will allow for some decent growing conditions.
Amazing - I've seen hardly any poppies this year but our rape seemed to do ok in the circumstances - they'll have to take up opium farming. Looking forward to the party pics!
Too bad for the rape seed farmers. It is hard on their income. It's been extremely wet here as well - kinda scary to see whether the rest of the summer will allow for some decent growing conditions.