Lunchtime Photo

Kevin DrumAugust 11, 2021 – 12:30 pmAugust 10, 2021 – 9:03 pm4 Comments

Every year I take a picture of a California poppy during wildflower season. Here is the 2021 version.

May 31, 2021 — Silverado Canyon, Orange County, California

4 thoughts on “Lunchtime Photo”

akapneogy August 11, 2021 – 2:47 pm at

The wildflower season is also the wildfire season in California, and the California poppy is an apt symbol of both.
cld August 11, 2021 – 6:05 pm at

That's the color of California.
KawSunflower August 11, 2021 – 7:09 pm at

Not just the color, but the glow.
Salamander August 12, 2021 – 6:59 am at

Not its best side.

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