Pretty as a Picture by Weezilou

Pretty as a Picture

I thought of our 365 friend, Theresa, who's been photographing the emergence of her poppy. There's quite an old lady who lives here, and she tends the most beautiful gardens around her house. I look forward to this poppy bed every summer! It's along our walking path and across the road from the Back Bay.

Again today, I got several possible 365 choices, but I put them and a record of our walk here http://365daysintheyear.shutterfly.com/1224 There's also a picture of another of our neighbors, Stephanie who lives on the street directly behind us. She's off to enjoy the company of family and friends in England & Scotland.

Thanks to those of you who took a look at my album. I love this picturesque corner of Canada & it's a pleasure to share more of it with you all.
Wow, these flowers are so colorful! But I think the part that I like best are the little fuzzies. Are they unopened buds? Well, whatever they are, they add a great look to the photo.

And, thank you for a totally cat-less photo! 8D
May 28th, 2010  
What an incredible display of color! I'm sure that these lovely gems add to the charm of the neighborhood! This older woman certainly knows her stuff by the looks of it! Gorgeous photo
May 28th, 2010  
@ Stephanie...yes, those are buds. This should be blooming for another week or more!
May 28th, 2010  
wow! What a display! the colour is almost electric - just beautiful!
May 28th, 2010  
Great colours. The poppies really jump out of the page.
May 28th, 2010  
Hee
Pretty as described! Striking flower color & those bud look so unreal...hehe. Great capture!
May 28th, 2010  
Those are gorgeous! I had a little old lady neighbor when I was growing up that would baby her poppies every year...I miss that! :)
May 28th, 2010  
Wow, gorgeous color! I love poppies but they don't love me. I've tried to grow them several times with no luck.
May 28th, 2010  
What a great capture of the poppies! Love the house in the background too! I had a look at your album boy I sure would have had trouble picking a 365 pic from those they are all great. I love the walk you take along the water it reminds me a little of dallas road here. Sure seems like you are savoring each moment good reminder for us all to do just that! :)
May 28th, 2010  
OoooOooOoOoO! Loving those poppies and the pop of the vintage home in the background! :) I love seeing all of your photos and love your other site too to see more of this lovely place. Wish I could go walking with you guys! :)

*hehehe our titles are similar aren't they...hehehe*
May 28th, 2010  
beautiful color.....
May 28th, 2010  
Loving the poppies!
May 28th, 2010  
Adorei a cor, linda foto.... great shot.
May 28th, 2010  
this is so gorgeous!!! love that color! poppies are one of my fave flowers! great capture!
May 28th, 2010  
wowzers this is so pretty ... love the brightness of the poppies and the fluffy ones are so cute!! this one is a winner :) *fav*
May 28th, 2010  
Wow. Those blooms are vibrant.
May 28th, 2010  
Very pretty! Love the processing!
May 28th, 2010  
@n@
Beautiful! Love it!
May 28th, 2010  
Oh what pretty poppies, I love the red orange color! I looked at your 'rusted' photo that you linked to in a comment on my photo. Liked it too.
May 28th, 2010  
Ditto! Love the color and the house peeking thru.
May 28th, 2010  
bautiful! I want these in our front yard!
May 28th, 2010  
Great composition! I love how you have set the photo up with the flowers in the foreground and the house in the background. Beautiful!
May 28th, 2010  
OMG! You know how much I love poppies and this is definitely a fave. Love love love it!
May 28th, 2010  
so pretty and the house beyond is wonderful
May 28th, 2010  
The photos are fantastic as usual. The poppies are so beautiful.
May 28th, 2010  
These are lovely always remind me of rememberance day...
May 28th, 2010  
This is fabulous Louise! Poppies are one of my favourites. Thank you for your very generous comments about my 'bluebell' photo. Before I came here I had no idea I would ever get a picture like that. It is the inspiration from everyone here that has helped me. All done on my point and shoot!
May 28th, 2010  
This is just beautiful. I love all the colors and the details!
May 28th, 2010  
Love that picture. They are so startlingly bright and cheery.
May 28th, 2010  
how beautiful poppies always look so cheerful.l
May 28th, 2010  
For some reason the hairy poppy buds always remind me of some form of alien pods. :) I checked out your photos and the shot with the scallops forced me to Google it since I have never seen a scallop that wasn't cooked and served on my dinner plate. I learned (saw) something new today!

Keep them coming Louise. You're getting some great shots.
May 28th, 2010  
wOw! Beautiful. Simply beautiful.
May 28th, 2010  
very nice flower..... nice photo again ... =)
May 28th, 2010  
So beautiful!
May 28th, 2010  
Lovely. I'm starting to like flowers a lot.
May 28th, 2010  
Like LOTS!!! *FAV*
May 28th, 2010  
wow great shot, I love the boldness of the colors!
May 28th, 2010  
first, i love all of your photos, i think you have quite an eye ~ i just don't always have the time to catch up to everyone's images... second, i love red in photos, it is always an eye catcher, third ~ again i love the perspective, and i absolutely love the home peaking thru! :)
May 28th, 2010  
Pam
Oh, I LOVE Poppies! How gorgeous with the house in the background too. I'm adding this one as a favourite :)
May 28th, 2010  
This is gorgeous Louise! Those colors really POP!
May 28th, 2010  
Beautiful colours. I have never seen this style of poppy here or in New Zealand.
May 28th, 2010  
Gorgeous! It's such a lovely and vivid colour.
May 28th, 2010  
So beautiful - we are heading into winter in Australia so your photo has made me long for spring!
May 28th, 2010  
I like to colors and focus in this picture. As for my turtle picture - I usually get out to take pictures of a snapping turtle but this one looked like she was digging to lay her eggs.
May 28th, 2010  
Oh Louise, this is sooooo beautiful. I love the perspective of looking up through this beautiful garden.
May 28th, 2010  
I love poppies------they are such a ***happy*** flower! How is your lobster tummy :o)
May 28th, 2010  
Wow, very beautiful! Great color!
May 28th, 2010  
My favourite flower! Beautiful picture!
May 28th, 2010  
Those are so beautiful! The color just pops right out at you.
May 28th, 2010  
how red are those poppies .. super super garden & lovely shot
May 28th, 2010  
very colourful
May 28th, 2010  
wow Louise, the flowers look 3D! i would not be surprised if you took a lot of photos of these beauty around you, i would have done the same! keep enjoying your summer there!
May 28th, 2010  
I love the angle with the house standing watch over the flowers.
May 28th, 2010  
beautiful...the flowers, the color and the picture...
May 28th, 2010  
I love the effects it gives the poppies a 3D feel and the pods look sparkly instead of just hairy.
May 28th, 2010  
the colours are great in this. it looks almost like a painting!
May 28th, 2010  
"Poppies...to make you sleep...!" I always think of Dorothy falling asleep in the enormous field of poppies in The Wizard of Oz! I adore the color--wish I had even a little bit of a green thumb, we would have our own field of poppies! Love it!!
May 28th, 2010  
Hey! I noticed you are an Ace! When did that happen? =D
May 28th, 2010  
Another great angle with the added bonus of vivid red colours in hte foreground . This has to top you Novia Scotia pic and is now a fave!
May 28th, 2010  
Gorgeous photo...the colors, perspective and the cute little house. So appropriate for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, as well.

“In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.”

--John McCrae--
May 28th, 2010  
beautiful composition, Louise. i love the flowers in the forgeround and the house peeking through them. the colors are gorgeous...what have you been up to recently? i've said before that i live vicariously through the photos of the 365ers since i can't travel that much because of the.but someday, i'll be able to document my travels as well =)
May 28th, 2010  
Poppies are truly a beauty with such a short lifespan ! I love them.
Louise I finally have sent the order in for prints so next week I will be mailing you the print.Sorry it has taken a bit of time.
May 28th, 2010  
Oh..this is so beautiful Louise..love the flowers, the unopened buds, the colors..great picture..'fave'
May 28th, 2010  
I LOVE popies, Louise!!! Gorgeous colors!! When we were little we used to open the closed buds, and pull the poppie out - like a dress of a ballerina! :-)

Thank you so much for your comment! We are very excited about the house and looking forward to rennovating it! I'll definitely be posting more photos soon! :-))
May 28th, 2010  
Oh what a beautiful shot Louise, I love poppies, I love your composition!
May 28th, 2010  
Beautiful!
May 28th, 2010  
*first of all I had to come back by just to admire this shot again*

Second, THANK YOU so much for the recipe inspiration!! Louise you are so soooo sweet to send that to me. I will run it by the husband, he is so picky, but if he isn't up for trying it out I'm baking this when I visit my parents. I really appreciate your thoughtfulness and I'll blog about it and post pictures when I do bake it. :) I should be visiting my parents sometime late June so I'll keep ya in the loop. Thanks again for your sweetness!!! :)
May 28th, 2010  
You're welcome, Louise! :-)
May 28th, 2010  
I love the composition of this shot with the house visible in the background. The poppies are so vibrant, and I can't get over how many buds are still unopened.

As usual, you got some beautiful photos today, but this is by far my favorite out of the batch.
May 28th, 2010  
What stunning poppies! The colour is wonderful ... I feel like I could reach out and pick one! A beautiful photo!
May 28th, 2010  
Yes, we've had great weather but it isn't warm... high of thirteen degrees Celsius today. It was about nine degrees when I took the photograph of the earrings. Lovely to get your comment now just before bedtime!
May 28th, 2010  
Wow... such color! And I love the detail of the little fuzzies around the buds. =) Beautiful area up there, I'm glad to see it through your lens.
May 28th, 2010  
Night, night... eleven o'clock at night with us. Enjoy your dinner!
May 28th, 2010  
Very pretty as a picture, too. I personally would have blurred out the background a bit more with a more open aperture (lower f-stop number), but you really can't beat the flowers and the fuzzy buds!
May 28th, 2010  
LOVELY....! :)
May 29th, 2010  
This is so beautiful !
May 29th, 2010  
I love this photo!
May 29th, 2010  
I wonder if these beautiful flowers can be planted here in the Philippines. I can't stop saying this, "I want these in our front yard." lolz...

Regarding the picture I posted with the blurry edges, I'd like to say thank you for your comment on that, I took the pic while I was in the car that's why you don't see a lot of shade there.
May 29th, 2010  
Actually, it wasn't homemade bread but some storebought stuff I keep on hand for my husband's sandwiches (he prefers that for sandwiches if you can believe that!). I've been wanting to make some rye bread, but the store near me doesn't carry rye flour, so I have to wait until I trek to another store and get some.
May 29th, 2010  
Poppies are such beautiful flowers. I love all the colors they come in. This is a lovely picture!
May 29th, 2010  
My, Louise, your picture is VERY popular! And for good reason! The poppies are gorgeous but with the house behind, the picture is spectacular!

I noticed that your walk on the backbay is on a road. When I did it I was on a dirt trail. Is it the same place?
May 29th, 2010  
what pretty flowers and i like the fuzz on the buds as well
May 29th, 2010  
Wow that's so impressive! Love these poppy flowers.

Thanks Louise for the sweet comments about my "Painting" picture. I passed your message on to my m-in-l, wishing success for bazaar. She was touched and expressed gratitude to you, thank you!
May 29th, 2010  
it's a fave Louise...I love poppy...though I am not sure whether they grow here...it also reminds me of a painting "Poppyfield" by Claude Monet...
May 29th, 2010  
I'm sure I will say the same thing that many above me have said -- I absolutely LOVE the composition of this photo and love the way the color pops! Allow me to be the 10th person to *fave*... :)
May 29th, 2010  
Awesome! Poppys are some of my favorite flowers!
May 29th, 2010  
stunning! love the way the house peeks out from the background.
May 29th, 2010  
I love poppies and this is a great great picture of them! Great job, Louise!
May 29th, 2010  
Lovely picture & composition.
May 29th, 2010  
beautiful shot!
May 30th, 2010  
Gorgeous! I love this!
May 30th, 2010  
I did miss this note, Louise and am ever thankful that you prompted me to find this. What a stunning photo...and it warms my heart--poppies and me mention in the photo. Have to fav. My live has been filled with lots of stress lately---end of the year to do's at school, some difficult situations with children that I need to protect, support and care for---and a busy family life that I adore---and do all I can to save energy for after my days of caring for children and staff in the other part of my life. I miss floating around on 365...and hope to squeeze this in soon as things calm down. So...long story...but this is why I am so glad you sent me a note on my poppy photo.
May 30th, 2010  
What a lovely picture!
May 30th, 2010  
This is so pretty and aparently everyone else agrees, I had to scroll down quite far to type in my comment. Gorgeous shot, I love how the flowers are all leaning one way. The color just pops right out and grabs you.
May 31st, 2010  
What beautiful poppies! Wonderful capture Louise, the colors are amazing.
June 1st, 2010  
I enjoyed this picture on the popular page and didn't realize i hadn't commented. I love poppies. Remember when they were handed our for a donation on veterans day? This is a beautiful composition with the bold poppies in the front and the lovely home in the background. Much more than just a landscape or just a house.
June 1st, 2010  
The colour of the poppies are so vibrant and bold!
June 1st, 2010  
Wow! I saw this on the top 20 for this week. (I need to catch up on your album since I just recently found your photos.)
This is gorgeous. I love the color and perspective.
June 5th, 2010  
This is so beautiful!! I love poppies. FAV!
June 6th, 2010  
LOVE poppies - very nice shot.
June 7th, 2010  
I've been so bust that I missed this shot ... LOVE the color and composition! When I see poppies, I think of CA!
June 7th, 2010  
Congratulations on getting in the top 20
June 7th, 2010  
this is a real beauty!
June 8th, 2010  
This is a stunning shot. Those poppies really POP!
June 10th, 2010  
This is stunning!! This so deserves the Top20! Love the building peepeing out behind the poppies.
June 10th, 2010  
Poppies are just beautiful flowers. I love the building in the background - very subtle.
July 20th, 2010  
very pretty!
July 21st, 2010  
The color and perspective are great!
August 20th, 2010  
such vibrant colors!
August 22nd, 2010  
beautiful
February 4th, 2011  
beautiful! wall paper material.a fav!
November 16th, 2013  
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