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Thread: Blue pollen!

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    Default Blue pollen!

    Yet another of my annual poppies. I was looking out of the dining room window and did a double take.
    but my eyes weren't deceiving me, the pollen is blue! Judi

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    How beautiful, I guess blue pollen would look better on ones nose than the bright orange.
    Cin

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    How lovely!! Such delicate coloring - I love your poppies!

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    charming. I love poppies too but it's too harsh here for them.

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    Those are special - never seen the like, even here in the "Poppy State"!

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    I really love blue flowers! Thanks for sharing!

    Cheers,
    BD

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    Gotta say it, I love it too !! But having said that, but, There's not really much that I don't !! If I had a chance to name it ???!" Papaver occularis", But that is not my priviledge ! Nice shot, you have a definite eye for the photo's
    (no pun intended !) , J

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