Happy May to all~! by kimariehere
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Hello all!!
May day doesn't seem to be as celebrated here in the states as other countries but when I was a little girl my family celebrated it by putting flowers in strawberry baskets , ringing the door bell then running- leaving them on the neighbors door steps . Also we read about the Victorian May pole dances with my Mother. I would get real excited about mayday cause I got to play ding dong ditch and not get in trouble lol..., and oh yes make up pretty floral baskets out of the garden. Some of my childhood friends didn't even know about the holiday but I think it was a tradition that was in our family due to my English Grandmother.
Just looked this up on the internet:
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Roots of May Day celebration in America:
The Puritans frowned on May Day, so the day has never been celebrated with as much enthusiasm in the United States as in Great Britain. But the tradition of celebrating May Day by dancing and singing around a maypole, tied with colorful streamers or ribbons, survived as a part of the English tradition. The kids celebrating the day by moving back and forth around the pole with the streamers, choosing of May queen, and hanging of May baskets on the doorknobs of folks -- are all the leftovers of the old European traditions.
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Anyways my daughter Janel brought this home for me yesterday on her walk home from school and it sat on her blue coat and looked so pretty I couldn't resist attempting a macro with it (taken with a Nikon 7900). Painted and smudged the background to smooth the jacket texture. I thought it would be a nice floral image to wish all of you that celebrate (or don't celebrate hehe) a happy May Day!! pretty sure its a poppy ... BTW poppies are our California state flower here -they are everywhere always thought poppy covered mountains look like to me as if God ate cheetos and wiped his hand off to clean it along the mountainside - ( lol I wrote poopy at first ...).
...geeze I wish we still celebrated it here like in Victorian times would be so much fun to dance around a may pole hehe....
((( btw i took down the ((( "day" ))) bit in may day in my title cause it seems some people have a bad feeling about mayday out there and wouldnt want to offend anyone... )))
Thank you for all your time and comments !
love to all!
((( BIG HUGS )))
♥ ~ kimmers ! :O)
Comments (95)
Richardphotos
exceptional flower and the color is so unique. I seen a May day festivity in the state of Mexico,Mexico. there were Indians hanging upside down swinging around a pole probably 50 feet high
Punaguy
Pretty shot Kimmy..Here in Hawaii, May day is celebrated by wearing of flower lei's...elementry school kids put on skits, hula's and dancing to celebrate. Happy May day to you and yours~! Aloha~
nongo
Happy Mayday to you too!!!!! beautiful image!!!!
Mad-Mike
HAHAHHAHA!!! Omg I used to door bell ditch also! but uhm for other reasons lol! very beautiful flower you shared with us! And happy May Day to you as well!! ;-)
Cosine
Excellent shot of this pretty poppy, Kimmers. Amazing texture and detail.
sharky_
Mayday is Lei Day in Hawaii.... You got a beautiful flower there. Excellent. Aloha
DarkStormCrow
Excellent photography and image, well done....
romanceworks
I just love poppies and this one is a beauty. I remember as a child dancing around a maypole holding streamers decorated with flowers. CC
magnus073
Really wonderful, you did great on this one
Blush
Beautiful sis I love this Coral or Burgandy color whatever it is I wish we celebrated May Pole here too I saw it on a cooking show on Food Network They had it decorated so pretty Ashame like you said it's not celebrated here Love this sis Hugs Susan~
Chaosphoto
Happy May Day to you and your family. And a lovely image to go with the lovely thought. I'll just go check my door now :)
OrphanedSoul
Oh wow love the starfish in the center!
aerodreams
Lovely shot.Happy may day too.
Chipka
Ah...May Day. It's a BIG deal over in Europe. There's a hostel in Prague (at this very moment) CRAMMED with...well...May Day party-hounds! No maypoles though, but there were bonfires EVERYWHERE last night! The image you presented here is perfect! I love the detail and the color here!
erlandpil
Beautifult flower Good shot erland
recycled-teenager
Beautiful colours and tones set off against the darker background
artaddict2
beautiful work Kimmers! It feels strange that the winter months felt so long and today I get the opposite feeling of "It is May already" lol.
wonderworld
Beautiful and love the colors!!!!!!!
G_Mansco
Happy May day to you too! A beautifulk gift ;O)
Thelby
Very Beautiful!!!
MaraP
Excellent work! Amazing colors and details!!
hotracer2
Great eye of a beautif image, love the bright colors:):):):)
RodolfoCiminelli
Impressive detail and very beautiful colors....!!! This is a wondeful macrophoto my friend...!!!!
squirrel2005
Lord how pretty this is.
rainbows
Georgous bloom and capture, Kimmers. Happy may day to you all. Hugs. Diane. xx
kilsbyr
excellent pov
lucindawind
absolutely beautiful ! such wonderful colours ... Happy Mothers Day to all
Sylvia
Ahhh!! So ~Sweet~ Thanks so much... FABULOUS!! ^5^
JeffG7BRJ
Its quite posssibly been banned here in the UK, like lots of old festivals we are not allowed to do in case it offends people of opposite religions. Political correctness gone mad. I don't know if it has or not Kim but it is not celebrated like it used to be, dancing round the May pole one ring goes one way and the other ring goes the other, until the ribbons are short, then dancing round in reverse order until the ribbons unravel. A lot of traditions have gone. An excellent capture of this pretty poppy and a Happy May Day to you. Superb work. Bravo!!!!! Hot cross buns, a traditional fare, a school has banned them unless the cross is removed. tell me the world is sane.
sessan53
Lovely shot. Excellent capture. :-) hugs sessan