Two wild poppies, stems entwined, snuggle cheek-to-cheek as they expand and unpleat the folds from their papery petals and the sun, low in the eastern sky, transforms them into scarlet lanterns.
Taken 13 June, 2009. Nikon D300; 105 mm lens; ƒ32; 1/4 sec. 13 June 2009; 7:10 am. Oradour Fanais, in the Charente, France.
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