Jill from Seattle wants Casey to take pictures of poppies. We don't have any big fields around us. Anyone know where we can find some? Thanks

Jane isn't it a bit early? Although Barb seems to have found a few, perhaps she can help.

Oh! please tell me they will be in bloom in 2-3 weeks...

Susan

Hi Jane, sorry i missed you in Paris but i was on the train. I got great pictures of poppies one year on the road that goes from Sambuca Val di Pesa to where Antinori wine cellars are. The name of the place is not coming to mind at the moment.

I know that you can get there from Monte Fioralle but then you have to continue down towards Sambuca.

mid-late May, anywhere in the Tuscany-Umbria area they seem to be all around the countryside.

Thanks all! We were by Sambuca a couple days ago and did see a few but no fields. So we will just wait until May and go that way again--just for poppies. Bill, your picture is gorgeous!!

B

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short of active malevolence with a camera, it's so easy to take nice pictures in Italy!

Oh Bill, that is so true! Which explains why I am now into deleting a lot of pictures from this year. I mean, how many pictures of vineyards, skies, scenery and food does one need?

But still, that poppy one is a cut above all the others.

They are starting early this year. It won't be long. Just keep an eye open for grain fields, because that's usually their best venue, since they can grow undisturbed over the winter growth period and finally push themselves up through the waving grain.

Jane, drive by here.
We have fields full of them
I just noticed them yesterday at the base of Cortona

I am posting this from sunny Spoleto. The poppies are in full bloom and the red colour is striking. Truly amazing

Alex--we are headed to Montepulciano domani--maybe we'll detour to Cortona. If so, we'll stop by with Casey. It depends on how soon we are able to get out of here with our in-laws.

Jane. they are just starting here.. no huge fields yet.
you need to go where there are wheat fields..
the get full.
right now the valley's near my house have mustard and poppies!
lovely.. but not huge fields like there willb e soon.
I remember on the road to castellina where the etruscsan tombs are.. was always a great foto spot!

near my house

in my garden... a little bit of home!

They are starting to bloom here in southern Marche, as well. So far I've only seen small plots of them but have been asking around where to find the huge fields. I can't wait to see that!

in the fields on the way from poggibonsi to Casole d'elsa

We drove to Montepulciano Saturday and back today. A few poppies but fields and fields of beautiful mustard weed. They were lovely.

One trip early in May we took the train from the airport into Rome and --- despite our jet-lagged stupor -- were enchanted by the the masses of poppies along the tracks.