A few years ago, I planted a couple of poppies in my garden.
Now, if I don’t make an effort to get rid of them, they try to take over.
So … I let them.
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Before and After
This purple poppy is so clean and tidy.
Then Miss Bizzy Buzzy Bee has come along and is making a mess. Pollen is everywhere. Since there is no miniature vacuum cleaner available, we can only hope for a breeze and maybe a little shower to clean up.
The Takeover
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.
But the rain has flattened them,
Looks like someone sat on them,
Soon the flowers have to go,
Or the veggies just can’t grow.
Flossie Flicker
“Sit still, Flossie. I see Anneli out there with her camera again. Don’t move.”
“Oh, whew! She’s just taking pictures of her poppies. That IS a nice one though, isn’t it?”
“I hear ya, I hear ya. You don’t care about the flowers…. You’ll just have to be patient and I’ll find a bug for you.”
“Oh, this motherhood is not all it’s cracked up to be.”
“But then they grow up and they make you proud. Must keep that in mind.”
Flossie Flicker flies around,
Making that familiar sound,
FLICK-a, FLICK-a, FLICK, she cries,
Mother’s tired and she sighs.
“Feeding Flossie all day long,
I’m exhausted, not so strong,
But the child is growing fast
She’ll be beautiful at last.
“All my work will be worthwhile,
And I know her dad will smile,
Saying she’s a gorgeous girl,
Best darn flicker in the world.”
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