2013, Day 181 - Wilting

It is scorching and the petals are all falling off the poppies.  They were my friend, nodding hello in the morning breeze as I walked the dogs past, but now they're gone and in their place is a blackened stem.

Fuji X-E1, Fuji 60/f2.4
60mm, f5.6, 1/320 sec @ 200 ISO