First California Poppies in the garden

Doesn't this look like a lovely golden drop of sunshine?

These California poppies reseed themselves all over the garden, so now there are even more of them beginning to bloom.

I strew some of the seeds Eschscholzia californica in our native garden two years ago.

And ever since, the poppies just keep returning after their winter dormancy, and multiply.

Oh wouldn't it be so lovely to have a huge field of these...

The bees are especially fond of these poppies.

On sunny days it's fun to observe them rolling around in the blossoms, covering themselves with the golden pllen.