I love the joyful exuberance of poppy flowers, so I was thrilled to see this field of poppies in Italy on May 19, 2025. I pulled over in the car and stopped to admire the view.
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| Image 1: Field of Poppies somewhere in Tuscany, Italy |
There weren't many breaks in the roadside foliage for me to photograph through. I am standing on my tip-toes to hold the camera over the weeds at the edge of the road. The road I was on had a shoulder and then a steep drop off at the edge; and the grasses were thick and tall. I wanted
to descend down into the field, and get a better angle with my camera,
but I couldn't even see where the ground was and how steep the drop off was.
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| Image 2: Poppies Landscape somewhere in Tuscany, Italy |
As a visitor in a foreign country, I didn't want to trespass; and I also didn't want to twist an ankle, or fall and break bones or my camera. I pictured tumbling down and/or falling into some watery ditch I could not see, so I opted to stay safely by
the side of the road for my photos. You should believe me when I tell you I wanted to get close enough to touch the poppies.
But these photos were the best I was willing to attempt that day.
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| Image 3: Field of Poppies somewhere in Tuscany, Italy |
I also love the image of the field alone, the pattern of grasses and flowers.
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| Image 4: Over exposed Field of Poppies , Italy |
I accidentally over-exposed the photo above, but I like the ethereal enchanted look it has, so I decided to include it here.
I'm not the only person who has loved poppies in a field. Some of my favorite artists have painted poppy fields.
Claude Monet painted poppy fields more than 12 times.
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| Image 5: Claude Monet Poppy Field Paintings |
Sometimes Monet's paintings were nearly identical with minor coloration and cloud changes.
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| Image 6: Claude Monet Poppy Field Paintings |
Considering poppy fields are only in bloom for a week or two a year, Monet obviously enjoyed poppy fields as well.
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| Image 7: Claude Monet Poppy Field Paintings |
Mary Cassatt painted the lovely poppy field painting below.
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| Image 8: Mary Cassatt Poppy field painting |
John Singer Sargent concentrated more on the poppy flowers.
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| Image 9: John Singer Sargent Poppies |
And I'll end this artist tangent with two poppy fields and a beautiful bouquet of poppies painted by Van Gogh.
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| Image 10: Van Gogh Poppy Paintings |
Spring and Summer are busy months for me. The weather is great - I go outside more instead of posting. This year I've gardened more than in most years!
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Always and always."
- Claude Monet
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