Whoah! Will ya look at that? Who knew all those poppy seeds would take over the garden?
When the garden’s full of weeds,
We give thanks for poppy seeds,
Once they grow they cover up
Every weed that’s coming up.
Whoah! Will ya look at that? Who knew all those poppy seeds would take over the garden?
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July 9, 2022 at 9:40 am
Love the poem and photos!
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July 9, 2022 at 9:45 am
Thanks a lot, Cindy.
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July 9, 2022 at 9:49 am
Yes, very cute poem and photos. Lincoln looks very concerned!
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July 9, 2022 at 9:52 am
Yes, he’s always aware of anything that’s going on in the yard, and he knows it’s not usual to have the garden SO full of weeds. And not a single sunflower for this year’s seeds!
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July 9, 2022 at 3:39 pm
He’s your little sciurus watchdog! I think Lincoln’s health and longevity have benefitted greatly from having his home in your yard.
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July 9, 2022 at 6:29 pm
I think so too. His babies live here too.
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July 9, 2022 at 6:46 pm
He and his family would make a good topic for a children’s book.
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July 9, 2022 at 7:05 pm
I think he’d make a good book subject too! Kids seem to love animal stories where the animals think and feel the way people do.
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July 9, 2022 at 9:04 pm
I remember becoming totally engrossed in the Reddy Fox series and Wind in the Willows when I was about 8. I loved those stories.
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July 10, 2022 at 10:42 am
Animal stories are so wonderful for kids.
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July 9, 2022 at 10:10 am
Wonderful to have so many poppies in your garden and Lincoln too, of course!
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July 9, 2022 at 12:04 pm
The poppies hide the mess until I can deal with it.
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July 9, 2022 at 10:19 am
I used to have a hill filled with poppies. It looked similar to your plot. Really–you have to get rid of them for your garden? They’re pretty sturdy. I think they’ll come back!
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July 9, 2022 at 12:03 pm
Yes, they will. I love seeing them but usually I keep the paths clear. It was bad with the flies this spring – so cold and wet for so long – and things got out of hand.
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July 9, 2022 at 10:31 am
Lincoln is looking so cute and happy! It sounds like you have a busy day of gardening ahead of you, Anneli.
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July 9, 2022 at 12:02 pm
More like a good week of steady work! Those black flies kept me out of the garden but I think they’re easing up now.
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July 9, 2022 at 3:49 pm
Oh my gosh, the deer flies as we call them must have sucked a gallon of blood out of me as a kid. When riding my four-wheeler down the trails in Michigan, I turn to see if there are flies back there, there would be a swarm of them chasing me for my blood! I’ve never seen a mosquito or deer fly down here!
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July 9, 2022 at 6:29 pm
These are not as big as a deer fly but they’re little black ones with a big bite.
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July 9, 2022 at 10:32 am
Your poem and the pictures are just so lovely
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July 9, 2022 at 12:02 pm
TY, Ursula. That’s very kind of you.
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July 9, 2022 at 1:14 pm
Ein Garten voller Mohnblumen…so wunderschön. Der Rest kann warten und Sonnenblumen werden auch woanders wachsen und blühen.
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July 9, 2022 at 6:27 pm
Thanks, Mathilda. I hope I can get some order into my garden once the poppies are finished.
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July 9, 2022 at 2:42 pm
Lincoln looks stressed!
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July 9, 2022 at 6:28 pm
He’s probably worried that another squirrel will come along and give him competition over the sunflower seeds.
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July 10, 2022 at 12:22 pm
Wow! Poppies do like to come in a crowd, don’t they! I have orange poppies around my house. Not sure if they’re the Welsh or Icelandic species. The native (to Norfolk) field poppy is also very common in the wider area. It’s a shame the petals don’t seem to last very long.
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July 10, 2022 at 2:45 pm
When pretty flowers overpower the weeds, we don’t mind, except when they take over our vegetable garden.
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July 10, 2022 at 3:41 pm
And they sure do! I had to pull out a few and it hurt me to do it.
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July 10, 2022 at 5:34 pm
This is a spectacular poem and I love these images.
Anita
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July 10, 2022 at 8:58 pm
Thanks, Anita.
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July 11, 2022 at 9:36 am
I want to grow poppies!
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July 11, 2022 at 10:44 am
It’s easy if you have poor soil.
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July 11, 2022 at 6:32 pm
Really? We have sandy soil. I’ll have to check this out.
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July 11, 2022 at 7:14 pm
Our soil is sandy and quite poor, but the poppies don’t mind at all. They’re quite tough even though they look delicate.
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July 12, 2022 at 5:52 am
Good to know!
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July 12, 2022 at 1:13 pm
Anneli, the saga continues with the wonders of nature . . . always waiting outside our door.
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July 12, 2022 at 4:29 pm
So true. Always something interesting out there.
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July 13, 2022 at 4:06 pm
Oh yeah! There are veggies in there. Beautiful poppies, Anneli, and delightful poem. I hope you end up with a beautiful vase of them.
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July 13, 2022 at 5:24 pm
They don’t do well in a vase – at least not this type – but they are always pleasant to see when I look outside.
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