Poppies!

In general, I do not believe those who claim to sometimes receive help, help from somewhere, from above, from below (?), I am referring to help received from an unseen entity. Some say they know who this entity is, others call it the Universe, or God, and others call it coincidence. I am one of those who think more about coincidence because I do not see why the Universe, God, or whatever knows what entities would want to help me.

And yet, the coincidences are too many... to be just simple coincidences!

So I started this story quite confused, and now I am even more confused. But to explain: I have been away from Hive for about two months. Not because I wanted to.

Health problems...

I remember the times when I didn't have time to write and I wished to get sick, to stay at home and have time to write.

The saying is true: Be careful what you wish for, it might come true!

In my case, it did. I have back and spine pains that prevent me from sitting, so I have to lie down more in bed. Now I have time, but I can't write. In fact, with some effort, I could, but I seem to have lost my motivation. For almost two weeks, I have kept promising myself that I will start writing again and keep postponing.

However, today something happened. I opened Hive and read a fresh post, less than an hour old, written by @mipiano, announcing that she envisioned a new community.

#SummerVibes.

I am in love with summer; it has been my favorite season since I was a child, and even though it is harder to bear now, it will remain my favorite forever.

I jumped into the community as fast as I could, and I am trying to write with my laptop on my knees. My throat hurts a bit, but I think I will manage!

I wonder now: the fact that I opened Hive today and saw @mipiano's post - is it help, is it an encouragement received from the Universe, from God, from hard-to-define entities, or is it just a coincidence?

A question without an answer... This is how I ended up writing about summer, which I love and which I believe I have stories and beauty to show, and I have hundreds of photos.

I sit and think how foolish I am. I considered myself uninspired, now, in the middle of summer. It took @mipiano's help. Thank you!

Poppies!

Poppies are the messengers of summer for me, just as snowdrops are the messengers of spring. Snowdrops are universally recognized as heralds of spring, but about poppies, I don't think people see them from this perspective.

I, as a true lover of summer, am also a lover of the sea. The more a lover of the sea, the more a lover of the sea I am, as I have no sea near my home.

I started traveling to the sea after I turned 18. Generally, and eagerly, the trip to the sea started from the border of the spring-summer seasons, when the color of poppies reddened the fields I saw on the way to the sea. Thus, poppies mean to me the heralds of summer.

When I see the first blooming poppies, I start preparing for the trip to the sea! If someone new is wandering through this blog, I must tell them that I live in Romania, which is neighboring Bulgaria to the south. Both Romania and Bulgaria have access to the Black Sea. The first part of my life at the sea I spent in Romania, and in the second part, I went to the sea in Bulgaria.

Why? Someone might ask.

Bulgaria, being further south, has a more pronounced Mediterranean climate than Romania. It must be said that Bulgaria borders Greece. Greece...

Besides the Black Sea, Romania and Bulgaria have something else in common. A region called Dobrogea in Romanian or Dobrich in Bulgarian. I cross this region to get to Balchik, my eternal destination by the sea.

It is a sparsely populated region, with vast plains and wide horizons, a place where summer is at home and where I would have liked to grow up.

It is a place where poppies are the masters of the fields!

The first summer story was more of an introduction to the atmosphere and an explanation for what was to come.

I like to tell about my travels and share them with anyone who can and wants to read. I like it when I write, I remember. When I see the photos, I teleport with my mind and relive the beautiful moments once again. Summer Vibes!