Monday, June 27, 2011

Surrounded By Flowers

“Through the dancing poppies stole, a breeze most softly lulling to my soul.”
John Keats

I could quite easily have laid down in these poppies and fallen asleep as Dorothy did in the Wizard Of Oz.  I didn't though. Luckily these poppies didn't have a magic spell put on them. Well not a sleepy one anyway. I think the spell Mother nature put on these is more a hypnotising enchantment because I just couldn't take my eyes off  them! The bees and butterflies coudn't either although you can't really see in the pictures.
Everywhere I look at the moment there are flowers, so it's not surprising I felt the urge to paint some.
Latest scraps of wood turned into flowery pendants.
No poppies here, but I'm sure they will find a way to sneak into my work somewhere, on something at sometime?
Hopefully next year there will be some in our little meadow area, that has come on well this year.


If you are interested in the pendants they will be heading over to here very shortly.
Enjoy the sunshine and flowers. x

22 comments:

  1. What a glorious post! Amazing poppies with vivid color. Your pendants are, as always, so beautiful! Thanks for the enchantment!

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  2. Pure paradise.
    No wonder you were inspired to create this lovely pendants.

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  3. How completely and utterly lovely. it has quite made up for the rather unpleasant day and has soothed the soul. Thank you.

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  4. Fields full of poppies always look so magical.

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  5. Your pendants and the poppy fields are purely splendid.

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  6. Beautiful poppies.
    Beautiful pendants.
    Beautiful meadow.
    And beautiful words!

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  7. Amazing poppy field - is in near you??? I look forward to seeing some pop up in your work ( pun realized after writing!) Happy flowery summer!

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  8. Lily-of-the-valley and poppy are my favourite flowers. I always wonder how poppies survive winds and rain! They look so fragile! A poppy field is magical and unearthly for me...
    Thank you for this beautiful post!
    Your flowery pendants are very tender!!

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  9. Glad you all like the poppies. Aren't they just breathtaking.. :)

    Valerianna... Yes they are just a walk away from me. I'm truly lucky! x
    Ha! Love the pun!

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  10. Rosshika... Yes they do always look so fragile like tissue paper. It was magical and I wish I could have shown the butterflies and bees but my photo's didn't capture them. xx

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  11. That field of poppies is just fabulous! I've only seen a few around here this year, I'd love to see something like your photo in real life.

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  12. Wow, those poppies are stunning! How magical it would be to have a whole field of them!! Nature inspires me in so many ways, a field such as this would no doubt inspire my dreams and heart!

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  13. such lovely poppy dreams! mmm sleepy like dorothy zzzzzz :)

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  15. That poppy field could have been painted by Monet !

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  16. I am in love with this post! The flowers make me want to sit down and read a good book.

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  17. The poppies are enchanting. I really like poppies of all kinds. And the pendents are sweet.

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  18. Oh those poppies are just fabulous!!!! I agree - Wizard of Oz immediately comes to mind. :) Your little flower lockets are just lovely. It is easy to see how you were inspired!!! :)

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  19. There is something so magical about a field full of poppies, cant remember when i last saw such a sight x Beautiful pendants x

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  20. I keep seeing poppies in places where I can't stop the car to take photos! They're stunning in your pictures. How will you get them to grow, are they easy to grow amongst grass?xx

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  21. Those wonderful poppies take your breath away!

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