I like poppies, but they never last long enough.
They come, popping out, and too soon they are gone.
Before the rain arrived today, I snapped two photos of my first poppies.
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I can’t look at a poppy without thinking of the field of poppies in the Wizzard of Oz.
Good thing the Good Witch came by to wake Dorothy, Toto, and the lion.
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Now I’m sitting and listening to the rain falling. It’s a beautiful sound when there are no storms attached.
I hope I got all my windows closed. I know I have one opened on the porch, but that doesn’t seem to be a problem right now. In fact, it is letting in cool air.
Rain is also a nice sound when it is nap time, but I hope it doesn’t last that long. We’ll see.
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