California Poppy

The poppy is the state flower for California. Delicate and fragile, a mere 4 yellow petals are held aloft a slender stem but what a show they put on, especially if there has been a decent amount of rain in the winter.

The flowers range in color from yellow through orange.

Since I made some significant alterations to the original photo of this California poppy, here is what the original looked like so you can get a truer idea of the flower.