Finding Winter: Looking for The Temptress Poppy

It may not be spring yet, but we can't help looking.  Last night, before the sun went down, we set out on a quest for the Temptress Poppy.  In early spring, when the rest of the farm continues to lie dormant, the Temptress blooms in the hoop house.  Unyielding color; wild stem twists; a blush; a watercolor... the moment we say, "it's coming."

Of course, we knew the poppy's weren't ready yet but why not take a peek?  Farmer Bob took Little Lola and the Dirt Dog for a ride on the tractor, past the the tall curly willow, past the sleeping dahlia fields to the hoop house.  What did we find? Buds...waiting to pop (that's poppy-pop).

Spring, not the real spring, but the spring that says, "it's coming"....is around the corner, under the bedding fabric, insulated from the cold.

Never walk to a tractor ride...skip! run! walk on air!

Salix

The Hoop House, what lies beneath that fabric?

Young growers in training.

The Temptress Poppy, not long now.....