June 12, 2015. Harper, Texas. White Poppies.

Who ever heard of white poppies? We certainly did not, but we were polite and admired the painting. We inspected it for such a long time that we ended up buying it, even though we were sure neither of us had ever seen a white poppy in Texas. It now hangs on the wall over my chair in our bedroom at the Top House and we like it very much. Ken has always said that in the world of medicine, a doctor will see what he expects to see. Ken and I were not expecting to see white poppies in Texas but after we got home we looked up white poppies and sure enough, they are one of the many wild flowers in Texas. Actually, it is the prickly white poppy in our picture. Once we knew they were in Texas, we began to see them everywhere. It is our habit to drive back roads and we see them each time we drive. We laugh about it. For years we drove in Texas and never saw a white poppy. Now we see them every time we look, because we expect to see them!!