I have a wonderful blog friend from California. She is a farmer, lives on the family farm that’s been in the family for years and years, just retired from the field of education, shows birds—chickens, pigeons, and is just plain delightful.
She has been reading me and I have been reading her for some time now. So when the day from H@## arrived and then the very next day we had a repeat of day one…she decided that Terry and I needed some hope.
A few days later a large bundle of asparagus (straight from her farm) and a huge bag of California Poppy seeds arrived in the mail.
I immediately took the seeds out to the burn area and sprinkled them around, patting them into the soil, and prayed for rain. Sadly those seeds didn’t make it.
But… fearing that those little seeds might not make it…I planted some of the seeds in my yard.
They are beautiful!
And I love them!
I hope they reseed themselves for years and years and more years to come.
A little bit of California right here in Colorado.
I Thank You so much, Jan!
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
Linda
I don’t think you should despair of the poppy seeds that you planted in the burnt area.
Now that you have got rain, they, more than likely will, germinate and you will end up with more California poppies than you can poke a stick at. And further rain, hopefully after the alfalfa harvest is over and you may get the surprise of your life. I hope so.
Cheers
Colin (Brisbane, Australia)
PS: Where it is RAINING!
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Beautiful!
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Blog friends are so special, aren’t they? You obviously have a great friend in Jan. The poppies are gorgeous.
Have a great day. We are STILL waiting on RAIN. It went all around us last night.. Grrrrrr.
Hugs,
Betsy
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I use to have a patch of California poppies that re-seeded itself for years. One year they just never came up so this year I planted more. I love them too.
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nice!
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So pretty! I love those cheerful flowers.
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You lucky girl, they are spectacular!
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I sooo hope Colin is right, poppies have a way of surprising you. I’m glad you have some sunny faces in your yard, though. XOX, Jan.
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Thanks so much for introducing me to another wonderful farm gal blogger.
I’m glad those CA poppies bloomed for you. I have a whole garden full of them here. They volunteered up from last year’s planting. They’re so full of bright cheer.
Hmm after reading over that comment I noticed I made a fun little rhyme. Just for you Linda.
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Now that’s a good story.
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Beautiful, send some to my mom in Tennessee and we will populate the country with poppies..:-)
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Rain this afternoon, over an inch in 20 minutes. We’ll not complain!! The poppies are awesome. Maybe I can get some seeds while I’m in Cali!!
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That was very sweet of your friend in CA! I am so happy some of the seeds germinated in your yard! The last time I grew CA poppies we were living here in Tucson in the late 70s. I’d love to have them again and may pick some up for spring sowing!
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What a sweet thing for your friend to do! They are lovely!
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What a bright spot in your yard! 🙂
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Sweet :-).
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Beautiful!
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Now when I see my mass of California Poppies I will think of you!
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