Poppy in the Morning

By Harold Davis | Published May 10, 2006


Dawn Chorus 2, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger.

This is this first flower from this papaver, poetically (and aptly) named Dawn Chorus.

Dawn Chorus 1

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Usually I wake up early, to find one or more of the kids waiting for breakfast. Soon, the family circus is breaking all around me. I slink off, still in my pajamas, and wander into the garden looking for something to photograph.

What joy to find this poppy covered with dew waiting for me like a shy young woman. (Well, I guess I’m allowed a flight of fancy, or two!). The chaos indoors fades into the background of my serenity, and Phyllis brings me out a cup of coffee. Camera on tripod, pjs wet with the dew, I keep photographing.

All too soon, it is time to drive my boys to school.

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