More Poppy Pieces

I've been reading more about the original Wizard of Oz books; I’m so entranced by the scene (after all these years) where Dorothy falls asleep in the poppy field. Remember that? (Try not to think about the flying monkeys!!!)

Ah and the omnipresent war poem by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae 'In Flanders Fields' where the poppies still grow is so hauntingly beautiful.

The poppy is one powerful flower used in literature. It has pulled me into its mysterious world, this poppy flower. I've got the bud of a new piece in my head and it's blossoming into a seemingly wonderful idea which I hope will turn into a tangible piece of art...soon!

Hail to the Poppy! (and all the other garden variety flowers...)

Thank you C from the Prairie (i hope your garden grows and grows!) and Pam, mommy of Dakota for your poppy ring orders! :-)

Oh, and on a more personal note my tongue has been twitching, yes twitching, for going on 5 days now. At first it was sort of fun, like an eye twitch. You know when you're sitting somewhere and it twitches so you grab your buddy next to you to be a witness to the freaky event? Then when he looks over, nada- the eye twitching has stopped?
My tongue has continued to twitch for all these days, IT JUST DID IT! I can't show you I can only describe how odd it is. It's now annoying and no longer fun. SO...I googled information about the tingling/twitching tongue and immediately began to do what I do so well...I went to the dark side and catastrophized. Longstoryshort I'm going to the docs next week (after speaking with a nurse from the practice) and if it's still there it'll be checked out.
(later I might hold it out in the mirror and see if it's actually visible.)