Poppy Seeds
Aug.08, 2010 in
Nature
Poppy seed pods
These oriental (bread seed) poppies are finally ready to harvest. The pods are quite clever. Notice the ring of holes just below the “crown” of the seed head? Those act like salt shaker holes, which open when the seeds are ripe. Shake the head and the little seeds come out.
We’ve been trying to figure out what the fuzzy stuff is. If anyone knows, please tell us. I included it in the photo because it’s pretty.
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A bowl of poppy seed heads
August 8th, 2010 at 6:13 am
Beautiful composition and shades!
August 8th, 2010 at 7:16 am
Haven’t seen these seeds in their raw form before! Gorgeous shot and lighting!
August 8th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Good photo and interesting about the seeds. I have never seen a poppy seed pod before. It does look like a salt shaker.
Hmmm. Can you say “poppy seed pod” 3 times real fast?
August 8th, 2010 at 7:29 pm
hee hee… Don’t get busted by the Narcs for dealing in opiates!
Teasing aside, beautifully composed shots.
;-D
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August 8th, 2010 at 7:43 pm
Great info- I’ll have to check our poppies out and look for this…
August 8th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
Wonderful! Especially love the simplicity of the first image!
August 8th, 2010 at 8:53 pm
Time to make poppy seed bread/cake! I do not recognize the fuzzy plant, but it makes for a nice addition to the seed pods. The bowl of seed heads makes for a beautiful autumn arrangement.
August 8th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Excellent composition – the first image looks like it could be in a magazine.
August 8th, 2010 at 10:39 pm
Love the composition!
Including the fuzzy stems softens the hardness of the pods.
Poppy seed bread – yum!
August 8th, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Your photos are just beautiful. I’d never seen them in that state before and you truly captured them.
August 8th, 2010 at 11:24 pm
poppys are great in every stage, I recently posted a bulb
August 8th, 2010 at 11:26 pm
Also love the composition and colours!
Have a nice day. Lissen
August 9th, 2010 at 3:42 am
Hiya Michael,
Very nice indeed. Lovely colouring.
Now you will have to start baking some breadrolls to put the seeds on :-)
August 9th, 2010 at 4:02 am
How very nice. Poppy seed dressing over fresh grapefruit slices and avocado sounds very nice on a soon-to-be hots summer’s day here!
August 9th, 2010 at 5:01 am
I love poppies…and I love the seeds in muffins and breads.
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August 9th, 2010 at 7:03 am
Poppy seed… a dressing w/ it sounds great! Very nice shots
August 9th, 2010 at 7:42 am
Those are so cute! Good luck to the harvest – you’ll have a field of poppies if it succeeds.
August 9th, 2010 at 10:09 am
Lighting is outstanding in both images. Beautiful work
August 9th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Stunning macro shot luv the composition, beautiful, sue,x
August 9th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
great shot!
August 9th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
these are such wonderful shots…i can’t believe i haven’t been to your blog before.
August 9th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
Lovely macro of the poppy seedheads and seeds!
August 9th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
Love the colors and composition.
Stopping by from the east side of WA!
August 9th, 2010 at 10:35 pm
Nice close up! Like it a lot!
August 10th, 2010 at 12:33 am
Love your photos. Love the subject, love the colour scheme. Wonderful.
August 10th, 2010 at 1:21 am
OM your photo’s are awseome!
Love it :D
Thank you for the tip, I will keep it mind when I make another photo ..
I’m a beginner in this, and I like it very much!
Janneke
August 10th, 2010 at 4:19 am
These are lovely compositions, particularly the first. Can’t help with the identification of the pretty plant, I’m afraid. I love poppy seed heads – they’re so efficient. I haven’t been able to buy poppy seeds for a long time – better grow some, I suppose!
August 10th, 2010 at 7:15 am
Captivating Details
Me Heart :)
August 10th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
we call them “Vallmo”. The flowers are really beautiful. Your photos of the seeds and pods are very good. Especially the first one.
August 11th, 2010 at 7:40 am
I LOVE that first shot! I have never seen poppy seed heads, had no idea how they worked – Very cool!