Easter Poppies

[aimeekitty]

Jason decided to run out and look for wildflowers yesterday. Since the house is clean now, I decided to go out with him today! We went to the area surrounding the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve.

Like the huge dork that I am, I dressed up in my musical peasant Belle costume cause you know, the hills are alive and all. But when we got out there, it was EPIC WINDY. Like it was so windy at one point that I had a hard time walking. Hahah, not to mention keeping my eyes open at all... or my wig not looking like bozo the clown. Haha. Hopefully Jason got a couple non-scary shots. Regardless, we had fun. I climbed a big hill with epic rocks on the top. I felt like Sophie from Howl's Moving Castle. XD
I love exploring places! I've never even HEARD of the poppy reserve until today. California is a pretty rad place. So much variety. I'd love to find some of the epic lupine fields (probably up near the grapevine,... Alvin or Bakersfield area...? but I wonder if there's a closer field.)... wonder if I'll have time while they're in bloom.

Here's a couple shots I took.

Jason with his giant camera. <3


POPPIEEEEES




The hill of epic rocks that I climbed (in a Belle costume. ufufufufu)


Only shot I have of me today. haha. whatever. XD

Comments

[tian-shi.livejournal.com]

Wooooow fantastic location. I always wondered what it'd be like to fall asleep in a poppy field.

[batchix.livejournal.com]

POPPIES WILL MAKE THEM SLEEEEEP~~~

or all that walking will. XD

Maaan~ I just showed these to dave and he's like, "So when are we going out there?"

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

Those are beautiful! I wish I could see it for myself!

[keiyou.livejournal.com]

oh goodness, thanks so much for posting this. this field of flowers was probably one of the best childhood memories i have but for the life of me i could never remember the name of it. i ended up thinking it was a dream or something.

this makes me so excitedddd :D

[etherealtb.livejournal.com]

Grrrr!!!! I've gone out three years with my mom on poppy hunts and while we saw some, they weren't anymore than what was in our yard!

[darkroselily.livejournal.com]

You really live in a beautiful place XD

[iamchubbybunny.livejournal.com]

Such pretty pictures!

[(Anonymous)]

"Alvin"? I presume you mean "Arvin, Land of Carrots, Cotton and Jug-Worthy Wine Grapes"? And, no, you don't want to go anywhere near the floor of the Valley: the ugliness will make your eyes want to commit ritual suicide! (What was that line of Hunter Thompson's? Driving through Bakersfield once is like driving through Barstow twice?).