Its been about two weeks since I last posted but it feels like two months! I have been so busy lately. There is something about nice weather that instills in me this desire to get out and seize the day . . . even when I don't have anything that I particularly need to do. In addition, we have been up to a myriad of fun activities including camping, cycling, gardening and home repairs (yippee!).
This nice, summery weather has also reminded me how much of a Pacific Northwestern girl I am. Even though I was born in Bali, even though I lived in L.A. for seven years, I cannot stand hot temperatures. Blame the inner Englishwoman in me but DAMN, when the thermometer goes past 68, I start sweating something fierce! The hotter it gets, the more claustrophobic and pant-y I become. And come on, 68 degrees? That's not even remotely hot. People from Phoenix would freeze at that temperature (seriously, my aunt once wore a full-on fur parka when we visited her one December . . . it was 65). I guess I'm just a wuss. Perhaps that explains why I love autumn so much. The cooler days with ever so slightly chilly nights mixed with nice tree colors = heaven. Since birth I have been slowly but surely moving in a Northern direction. I'm pretty sure that I will retire in Canada . . . maybe Alaska.
Anyway, this post was not supposed to be bitching about the lovely weather, but about my lovely flowers! I mentioned a while back that I would do a post about my annual poppies. They are all in mid bloom and are glorious right now. I had originally planned to plant some peony poppies (and I did plant some), but last summer I made an exciting discovery in Port Townsend that made me want to plant something a little different.
I was walking around, enjoying the sights and sounds when lo and behold, growing in a cluster were the most beautiful red poppies I had ever seen. They reminded me of this Monet painting 'Red Poppies at Argenteuil.' When I got back home, I started doing some research to see if I could find and plant the same type of poppy that Monet had painted. It took awhile to find the right species, and even longer to find someone who sold the seed, but I finally did! So this year, I was really excited to be able to add this beautiful poppy to my normal repertoire.
Below:
Monet painting and Red Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
More corn poppies
Peony Poppies (Papaver somniferum var. paeoniiflorum)
Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum) {don't know how this one showed up in there lol}
This nice, summery weather has also reminded me how much of a Pacific Northwestern girl I am. Even though I was born in Bali, even though I lived in L.A. for seven years, I cannot stand hot temperatures. Blame the inner Englishwoman in me but DAMN, when the thermometer goes past 68, I start sweating something fierce! The hotter it gets, the more claustrophobic and pant-y I become. And come on, 68 degrees? That's not even remotely hot. People from Phoenix would freeze at that temperature (seriously, my aunt once wore a full-on fur parka when we visited her one December . . . it was 65). I guess I'm just a wuss. Perhaps that explains why I love autumn so much. The cooler days with ever so slightly chilly nights mixed with nice tree colors = heaven. Since birth I have been slowly but surely moving in a Northern direction. I'm pretty sure that I will retire in Canada . . . maybe Alaska.
Anyway, this post was not supposed to be bitching about the lovely weather, but about my lovely flowers! I mentioned a while back that I would do a post about my annual poppies. They are all in mid bloom and are glorious right now. I had originally planned to plant some peony poppies (and I did plant some), but last summer I made an exciting discovery in Port Townsend that made me want to plant something a little different.
I was walking around, enjoying the sights and sounds when lo and behold, growing in a cluster were the most beautiful red poppies I had ever seen. They reminded me of this Monet painting 'Red Poppies at Argenteuil.' When I got back home, I started doing some research to see if I could find and plant the same type of poppy that Monet had painted. It took awhile to find the right species, and even longer to find someone who sold the seed, but I finally did! So this year, I was really excited to be able to add this beautiful poppy to my normal repertoire.
Below:
Monet painting and Red Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
More corn poppies
Peony Poppies (Papaver somniferum var. paeoniiflorum)
Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum) {don't know how this one showed up in there lol}
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