The f-stops Here

Thursday, 31 May 2012

I promise - this will be the last poppy picture!

I love the way the purple-turquoise stamens stand upright on this flat poppy.

I wish I'd blurred the background a bit more, but in 2008,

when I took this photo, I don't think that I knew how to do that!

One of the things that I like about poppies, is that each one is different.

Each one displays its delicate pedals differently.

Sometimes the bloom displays its face, and sometimes, like this one,

it is hiding under that flop of the petals.

I love the arc of the stems.

Like the hyacinths, daffodils, tulips and lilac before them,

the poppies in our back yard have come and gone.

For a week, they are glorious, and then a wind or storm destroys the beauty.

In our yard, they grow like Wild Things!

Here are just a few of the other thousands of runners!

it was a perfect evening for the event - dry, warm and with lots of spectators.

I thought of the 'story' behind each runner

- the decision to enter, the training, the motivation.

Each runner has his/her personal story and triumph!

This is the lead runner in the Race Weekend's 10 k race on Saturday night.

Across the canal you can see thousands of dots of colour - that's the other 10,000 runners!

Today was the wonderful Great Glebe Garage Sale.

Thanks to all the Ammas and families who came out to help.

We raised funds to support the Stephen Lewis Foundation's Grandmothers for Grandmothers,

helping grandmothers in Africa who are struggling to raise their orphaned grandchildren.

Our group, 'Ammas for Grammas', does this fundraiser every year.