Red Hot Poker

splendid.
Happy to be back to ipernity:)

Fantastic! It looks like a dwarf with a red hat. :-)))

Nice one!

What a beauty Keith

Oh this reminds me so much of my lovely old grandad's garden Keith! He was very proud of his red hot pokers. It was such a pretty cottage and garden...now a road runs through it :(
Beautifully taken with superb detail!!

Ja, das Rot ist heiß und bildet einen starken Kontrast zum grünen Hintergrund. Eine knackige Aufnahme. Keith!

Un bâton de glace aux couleurs fluo

Perfect focus. The detail is amazing.

WOOOOOO HOOOOO!!! Look at that stunner!! Absolutely GORGEOUS. Perfection in detail and dof, with a creamy, bokeh-tastic background to swim around in...sooooo lovely...

Reminds me, when Steve and I went on one of our hikes, we walked past a property that was covered with perhaps 400-500 of these flowers, all in the height of their bloom! We both fell over ourselves taking pictures, now I just need to process (at least) one! :D

Oh my...your comments about my poppy pictures totally made my day, Keith. Thank you so much. I just love tickling your fancy, as we are a duet, you and I. :) Heh, what ever would your wife and my husband do if the pair of us were released into a magnificent garden in full bloom? Why, they'd never get us out of there I think! LOLOL... *high five*

Well done :-))
Have a great new week.

Thank you everyone................I particularly happy you like this one, as it's a personal favourite!

Very much appreciated :-)

One of my grandmother's favorites. I remember her pointing them out to me when I was very young. Superb shot, Keith!

Thanks Diane.........I've always thought of them as an "old fashioned" flower and I don't see them very often nowadays. I must get some for my garden next year!

It's similar for me. I associate them with the California craze in the 1950s for Mexican kitsch or tourist-ware. The deserts of Calif., New Mexico and Arizona were also very popular as design inspiration. My grandma (mentioned above) loved desert landscapes and I suppose that's why she was drawn to red hot pokers, cacti, sagebrush, etc. tinyurl.com/y5rm8xet

Thanks for the link Diane............I see what you mean. Everything was so bright and colourful.

Red Hot!