Too late for the poppies in Kumagaya this year

Too late for the poppies in Kumagaya this year

I visited two poppy fields yesterday in Saitama Prefecture. One in Kumagaya City and one in Konosu City. But as the crow flies they are only about a kilometer apart. The Arakawa, a really huge river, divides them. The poppies on the Konosu side of the Arakawa river were picture perfect and in full bloom. But meanwhile, the poppies on the Kumagaya side of the Arakawa were over from what I can tell! There was one small section still blooming beaut…