I think the flower above is an Oriental Poppy, but if I am wrong, please let me know. But, this flower was the cause of one of my most serious fights with my wife in our 35 years of marriage. It came in 2003 and totally surprised me.
We were in our homestead three years, and I decided to help my wife with some weeding of her flower beds. Before I go any further, I need to tell you that my wife was a SERIOUS flower gardener. Back to the story. When I saw some thistles growing in her beds, I was determined to eradicate them. Not only did I pull the top, but I also dug down to eliminate the root.
It wasn’t long before she came into my shop and with a stern voice shouted “WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY POPPIES!!! Long story short, she literally didn’t speak to me for two days, she was so upset. From that day on I NEVER tried to help her weed her flower beds. When she was unable to do it herself, she hired a friend to do it. NEVER me…
I don’t think I was ever totally forgiven for that dire deed
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