Bright
red poppies
like
these are a lovely sight to see in the summer fields and gardens
of Britain. This ancient plant has always grown in our cornfields
alongside the crops. In recent years chemical weed killer
sprayed in the fields has prevented their growth, so that they have only
been seen in gardens and on roadside verges.
This
year, however, I saw quite a few fields containing poppies so perhaps organic
farming methods are enabling them to return.
This
greetings card is undated.