Paul, My wife says poppies are perennials in Chicago. And come to think of it, my mother had some when I was a kid. Regards, Bob S.
On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks. That helps a lot. Looking at the pic again, I can see that my > judgement of the perspective was askew. Hindsight is 20/20:-). > Paul > > On Apr 17, 2008, at 12:08 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > Thanks, Paul. Two dimensional perspectives can be tricky. The > > poppies are actually on a flat plain and the oak studded grassy > > area behind are is a rising hillside. > > I did a little Googling about poppies and didn't find exactly what > > I was looking for. > > My initial guess was that they are annuals that re-seed themselves. > > I've never seen an area which repeated its distribution from year > > to year. Always seem to migrate and are somehow/someway/somewhere > > marginally different every season. I did read, however, that they > > can be grown in all regions. Considered perennials in warmer > > regions of California and annuals in colder climes. > > Hope this worth reading. > > > > Jack > > > > --- On Thu, 4/17/08, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: Re: PESO: Poppy Meadow > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > >> Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008, 8:15 AM > >> I like this composition. The hillside of poppies leading > >> down to the > >> verdant valley. Beautiful. > >> > >> BTW, do you know the range of the California wild poppies? > >> Does it > >> extend into areas with freezing temperatures in winter? Are > >> they > >> perennials, or do they simply reseed themselves? I planted > >> some seeds > >> in my perennial garden. I'm sure they'll appear > >> this year, but I > >> doubt that they can survive a Michigan winter. > >> Paul > >> On Apr 17, 2008, at 9:51 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > >>> > >>> > >> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=298 > >>> > >>> Jack > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> _____________________________________________________________________ > >> _ > >> > >>> ______________ > >>> Be a better friend, newshound, and > >>> know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http:// > >>> mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > >>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> PDML@pdml.net > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > >> directly above > >>> and follow the directions. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > >> directly above and follow the directions. > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > ______________ > > Be a better friend, newshound, and > > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http:// > > mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > > and follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.