On Sunday we drove to Orvieto to watch the Corpus Domini Procession, during the drive we were open mouthed at the number of poppies, some fields were completely red. We stopped by a lane that was sprinkled with various flowers, some I’ve never seen before, but all were lovely.
The bright red contrasts so well with the vibrant green.
Beautiful close up
….and in the distance
This delicate viola stole my heart
These I’ve not seen before but they look garden worthy!
…..and this is what we went to see!
Men in tights!
wearing beautiful shoes.
Creating my own garden of the Hesperides 
The poppies and other wild flowers are really beautiful but I just love the red shoes, could do with a pair of those.
Yes, so could I, they are handmade in Orvieto, I watched a tv programme about the procession some years ago and they interviewed the man who made them. All of the hundred or so people who took part had either shoes or boots that were made in the same way. Christina
I’m getting quite addicted to wildflowers, Christina. Field poppies are one of my favourites. We spotted a field on the way into Bath the other week that had drifts of them but I had no camera. Those green tights are quite something, although none of the men in that front row look particularly happy!
they take the procession very seriously, I don’t thnk they are supposed to smile. Christina
Love your wildflower pics – poppies always look lovely en masse – love those pixie boots too
Your flower photographs are superb.
thank you, Christina
Beautiful flowers!
Sometimes the ‘getting there’ is just as interesting as the destination!
Have a wonderful day!
Lea
Lea’s Menagerie
Viper’s buglosss? Which I need to weed out of my garden tomorrow.
There was Viper’s bugloss (I see that everywhere) but the other plant had different flowers and foliage, I’ll try to look it up and give the name in another post. Christina
Christina what a fabulous sight of those red poppies in the field…I love them and the other wildflowers….just gorgeous.
Thanks Donna
You can see men in tights wearing beautiful shoes if you go to a gay pride parade too but I guess you have to take what Orvieto offers with the Corpus Domini… 🙂
You have some beautiful fields and views in your region!
True, but not quite the same, Alberto. The countryside never ceases to amaze and charm me, there are so many wild flowers and so many bees and butterflies.