Red Flowers Do It For Me

I've had a busy day today but wanted to quickly capture these poppies in my garden in the evening light. They are very large blooms, but having waited a whole year for them, they only last a couple of days! Seems such a shame.

Fleeting in their beauty. Already they are fading from their best.

The edges of the petals are starting to change colour and take on a hint of gold.

The centres of the flowers are Nature's artwork.

Red flowers are my favourites: be they gladioli, roses, poppies, amaryllis or anything else you can think of.

My father knows that I love red flowers and he designed and made me this lovely glass picture a few years ago. It hangs in my bedroom so I that I can see it every day. 

It should be in the window to catch the light but I think it is gorgeous where it is.

It's very tactile due to the lead holding the pieces of glass together.

Natural or man-made, red flowers do it for me.