Jan 2 2023 - Covid Surge

 

Covid Surge in 2023? The U.S. experts think there is a level of immunity in the population this winter, along with more tools.   The prediction is that the current surge is not going to be as big as last winter's.  Georges Benjamin of the American Public Health Association says: "But I think there’s one really big outlier out there, China. If China gets hit with a big spike, then it is quite possible that it will bleed into the U.S... That's my one caveat, a nd I'm worried to death about that." Not very scientific writing to me.  I rather prefer what I found from Sylvia Browne, the psychic.  She died in 2013, and this is her prophecy on Covid.  “In around 2020 a severe pneumonia-like illness will spread throughout the globe, attacking the lungs and the bronchial tubes and resisting all known treatments. Almost more baffling than the illness itself will be the fact that it will suddenly vanish as quickly as it arrived, attack again 10 years later, and then disappear completely,” the book reads.   Looking back, there is some humour on the subject of Covid Why did the chicken cross the road? Because the chicken behind it didn’t know how to socially distance properly. My husband purchased a world map and then gave me a dart and said, “Throw this and wherever it lands—that’s where I’m taking you when this pandemic ends.” Turns out, we’re spending two weeks behind the fridge. The World Health Organization announced that dogs cannot contract COVID-19. Dogs previously held in quarantine can now be released. To be clear, WHO let the dogs out. Quarantine has really put a damper on comedy. For months nobody has walked into a bar. Our pictures are of Meconopsis Poppies - the Himalayan Poppy, in that beautiful Cerulean Blue that is so beloved.  It seems a perfect way to welcome the New Year.   Read more daily posts here: marilyncornwellblog.com Purchase works here: Fine Art America- marilyncornwellart.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.ca

When the Sun Flows In

Hi everyone,

This is the Meconopsis poppy.  It was named for its poppy-like appearance - mekon - poppy, and opsis - alike.  What an interesting history it has in terms of discovery - this from Wikipedia:

Meconopsis grandis, known as the blue poppy, is the national flower of Bhutan. In the late spring of 1922, a British Himalayan expedition, led by legendary mountaineer George Leigh Mallory, discovered the plant on their failed attempt to reach the summit of the then-unconquered Mount Everest. The flowers were introduced to much excitement at the Royal Horticultural Society's spring show of 1926. However, since they are difficult to grow, the species has become fabled over the decades. 

This reputation remains today.  This is a plant that needs cool and moist summers, so the Jardin de Metis (Redford Gardens) in Quebec has a well-renowned planting.  Here's a link to the site:

http://www.refordgardens.com/english/gardens/gardens-blue-poppy-glade.php

These pot-plants at Longwood were much admired last year.