24/366: Emerging Poppy

Poppy blossoms grow inside an alien-looking pod that's covered with coarse hairs. As morning begins to stir and the sun's rays begin to shine across the land, mature pods crack open and soon fall away as the petals inside expand with the increasing warmth.

Catching this event can be quite a challenge, but it's much easier when you have a garden overflowing with hundreds of flowers! I would leap out of bed each morning and stalk my flowerbeds, hunting for pods that were opening. Here is one that I captured in July 2013!

Explored on January 25, 2014. Highest placement, #11.