Exquisite Poppy

 I'm obsessed with the poppies in my garden. So far, they are the only things in this backyard that I haven't touched since we moved in six years ago. They have stayed quite to themselves in one clump in my garden. I have re-worked the garden around them.

A friend of mine thinks it's unusual, since her poppies run amok in her garden, that mine stay in place, but I'm sure it's just the variety.

I'm actually a bit scared to upset them in any way. As hardy as the plant seems to be, the blooms look so delicate and only last for a scarce couple of days. Is that why I love them so much? Because of their fragility?

Bold. Strong. Exquisite and alien, the poppy never fails to impress.