Follow Friday: California Poppies

Every year I fill my garden with California Poppies, my favorite flower. Have a great weekend!

What is Follow Friday? It’s a blog series I created a few years ago based on a Twitter meme. Learn more about it in my FAQ. See my nomination for a Shorty Award for Follow Friday here. You can read more Follow Friday goodness here. Would you like to be a guest photographer for Follow Friday? Email me!

bobvulfov My milkshake brings great shame upon my house

mdob11 *gets down on one knee* Ew, you look terrible from this angle

ReenaCalm Man these Kleenex with lotion have my nose holes feeling younger than ever.

woodmuffin “Hell is other mall cops” – Jean-Paul Blartre

weinerdog4life HO_SE BOAT I’d like to solve the puzzle Pat, Horse Boat

kibblesmith Hello, oh you don’t have a ramp I guess, okay well lets talk in the driveway my name is Professor X and I run a school for monster babies

paulverhoeven “THERE… ARE… FOUR…LIKES!” – Captain Jean Luc Picard after finally escaping Mark Zuckerberg’s dungeon.

Manda_like_wine My anaconda don’t want none because he was a rescue and is grateful to have a safe and loving home. In a way, he was the one who rescued me.

povertyluxe Animal crossing is the perfect game for the chronically ill because it lets you pretend to be productive.

dragnut Shout out to pugs and Pekingese and all those other dogs just tryin’ to breathe.

XGroverX I don’t know why smokey the bear carries a shovel, but it scares the shit out of me.

FattMernandez For my niece’s 7th birthday, I’m filling a pinata with a smaller pinata. When she breaks it open I’m gonna yell “Oh God! She was pregnant!”

Piecomic The creator of Mad Libs died. His friends described him as a warm and pulpy man who loved his wife and pelicans. He will be deeply pooped.

theshrillest CHILDHOOD Pros: Innocence Cons: Have to get rides ADULTHOOD Pros: Sex (maybe), eat as much cake as u want Cons: Constantly terrified

peeznuts *son walks in on parents*

*out of breath* -Daddy & I were just wrestling honey

-Ya son, wrestling *dad busts a chair over mom’s head*

Karate_Horse i’m the snack parent this week. i really regret sending my child to cannibal school

joshgondelman When I type in capital letters, I assume everyone reads it in the voice of DMX.

simoncholland Accidentally played dad instead of dead when I encountered a bear and now it can ride a bike without training wheels.

oodja Is it just me, or does the 50 Shades of Grey movie look like a shitty Batman prequel?

OhNoSheTwitnt I’ve been clicking “remind me later” on this work software update for 2 years when is he going to get the hint that I’m not interested?

simontarr Did that weird sinus saline irrigation thing and I’m pretty sure this is exactly how I cured our holiday ham.

dagnificent Woah-oh-oh YOUR LOVE is like BAAAD MEDICINE IT DIDN’T WORK, but i’m STILL GETTING COLLECTION NOTICES MAILED TO ME

Molly_Kats How many times can I get stuck in a hoodie? Wrong, more times.

Cheeseboy22 When I die, I’d like my coffin to be filled with Reese’s Pieces so on my headstone it can say “R.I.R.P.”

iboudreau Being in airports reinforces my idea that there are basically eleven different people in the world.

TheBosha I’m sure my unfathomably disparate online shopping habits have fried more than a few “targeted ad” algorithms.

allisonthemeep My dog is a violator and deep ass sniffer of everyone who comes in my house, so I should just start yelling “FIND THE DRUGS!”

JasonLastname 1. have a child 2. never mention it on facebook 3. dress it in old-timey clothes and have it stand in the background of all your photos

SortaBad There’s nothing weird about going to Chuck E Cheese without kids. Some of us just enjoy our pizza served to us by a giant rat

joshgondelman Having trouble finding a restaurant for Valentine’s Day that serves spaghetti laid out flat for optimal lady and the tramp-ing.

NicestHippo Mother of God. Gay marriage in Alabama? What’s next, other good things?

LaurelKS Friend of mine had a baby today…but I transcribed 23 minutes of a sales seminar so I feel equally as accomplished.

Sigafoos Skills: – once dumped beer on head for video – Neil Patrick Harris responded on twitter dot com once – real live human ? – nacho enthusiast

Kyle_Lippert (On a date) Her: Do you like cats or dogs? *don’t let her know you’re a werewolf. Don’t let her know you’re a werewolf* Me: I’m a dog person

painted_eel snagged my unitard on an old rake again

beezageeza Are you there, God? It’s me, insomnia.

Krinkle8 Someone pointed out that “oh my god, becky, look at her butt” passes the bechdel test and I haven’t stopped laughing for a week

UncleDynamite Just tossed my Medicaid card at Tom Jones’ feet. #GRAMMYs

Greeblehaus There is a Muzak version of “Whatta Man” playing in the grocery store right now so my life is pretty much complete.

audipenny If you hand your receipt back to the cashier and say “I don’t need this,” they should be allowed to hand it back to you and say “me neither”

HiddenPinky “Sing us a song, you’re the piano man,” the crowd exhorted. “I’m the pianissimo man,” he corrected, but no one heard him.

Soulsmithy In the original Swedish, “Minecraft” translates to “My Struggle.”

Jackclemens1 Let’s take some chances. Let’s live. Let’s eat a gas station breakfast taco.

perlapell I was so excited to get out of school and not have term paper deadline diarrhea anymore. Then I became a writer.

audipenny If you pile like 11 rugs on top of each other it’s like a rectangle mountain but in your house. It’s my first day at interior decorating.

donni Absence makes the heart order pizza

luckyshirt The continental breakfasts on Pangea must have been amazing.

morninggloria Flossing has less of a scientific consensus than global warming.

introvertedwife I blame any weird thing in the house on the dog. It’d probably be years before I noticed a place was haunted.

trumpetcake As we make love my tattoo of Beetle Bailey will appear to be having a seizure. Let that image guide you over the edge to infinite climax.

FeralCrone 4yo son said the word prototype. When I asked him what it meant, he said “People are a prototype” and I was too scared to ask what he meant.

amydieg Just typed a tweet into my budget spreadsheet so that’s where we’re at today

Manda_like_wine Imagine what your life could be like if you didn’t click back and forth between the same five websites everyday longing for death.

goodinthestacks i’m not like other #memes, i’m a cool meme

Karate_Horse (intense sexual situation with a human female) Dang girl I am positively great in sex. my penis is (looks around nervously) so loud

byclintedwards Every time I check the baby’s mouth for contraband I feel like a prison guard.

atanenhaus I cannot recommend it. Enough!

Jackclemens1 when the cat is hungry is when I feel the most loved tbh. I feel like Oprah.

vqnerdballs “lol periods will make the lady superheroes crazy rite” meanwhile the Hulk is only popular because he gets super emotional and wrecks shit

EmilyHenryWrite One transformative moment in any person’s life is when she realizes she is no longer using a particular emoji ironically.

stevetweeters You know you like money when you hear about a paid medical study and become instantly disappointed you don’t have chronic diarrhea.

Soulsmithy Every time I type the name “Cortéz,” I want to spell it “Cortéx.” “José Cortéx, the smartest guy in the world named José …”

AstroKatie Productivity tip: Become being of pure knowledge, unhindered by hunger or fatigue, indifferent to human companionship.

JElvisWeinstein I think if people really took the time to get to know me they would feel great that they had gotten that far down their to do list.

vladchoc You call yourself a Veterinarian? This office is filthy. Take this mop. When I get back I want to be able to eat off these diseased animals.

SteveMartinToGo Three days in a row. That’s the most I can wear these pants.

Prof_Hinkley I didn’t get to the daycare before they closed so I guess I’ll have to just get my kids tomorrow

BeTheBoy Just saw someone with a pizza box full of french fries. Somebody just took things to a new level.

biorhythmist I just ate 26.2 Oreos where do I get one of those bumper stickers

morninggloria This Brian Williams thing is bad but I’m shocked more people don’t automatically assume most impressive things men say they did are lies.

LIFECOACHERS Lift your mind above everyday, petty worries, and focus on long-term, horrific fears! #asteroid #pandemic #clowns

JustinGuarini Publicly pleading with my kids to keep their shoes on is my new jam.

johnmoe I’m sorry. His body has rejected the heart transplant. It was probably a mistake to use a heart made of chocolate. #RejectedCandyHearts

LetMeStart SO FOXY /I HAVE RABIES #RejectedCandyHearts

LetMeStart EW. #RejectedCandyHearts

LetMeStart SWEET PEE #RejectedCandyHearts

LetMeStart R U DONE YET? #RejectedCandyHearts

LetMeStart I LUV U J/K #RejectedCandyHearts

SomeChrisTweets INAPPROPRIATE: Taking a selfie at a funeral. RAD AS HELL: Taking a selfie at your own funeral.

msdanifernandez When life hands you lemons, respond with a “k” text message.

audipenny (teaching a class) In conclusion, planes are just like if cars were sky logs with fly arms

SomeChrisTweets The first guy to find a genie was just rubbing lamps for fun and I respect that.

DrMaldoror The City is Cold, Hard, and Hurtful – So Let’s Get Serious About Infrastructure #NoirTEDTalks

DrMaldoror Smoking, Drinking, Whoring… Soaring! #NoirTEDTalks

CulturalGutter Men Are Doomed, Self-Destructive Saps and Women Are Rotten, Soulless Monsters: Thoughts on Improving Communication. #NoirTEDTalks

pontiuslabar Twerkin’ hard or hardly twerkin’?

jenunexpected Is there any possible way to do science fair other than at the Very Last Minute? Asking for a friend.

Sigafoos Making my Legacy Facebook contact my sister in law’s dog.

fart when you kids get older you will find “wait, what kind of cheese are you eating” to be more enjoyable than traditional sexts

joshgondelman “Keep Austin Weird,” is like a slogan two hippie parents would say as they enroll their son Austin in pan flute classes.

missambear “WE BROUGHT THIS CONTENT INTO THE WORLD AND WE CAN TAKE IT OUT OF IT.” – Netflix, Gods of us all

billclinton Jon Stewart’s departure raises 2 Qs: 1) Where will I get my news each night? 2) Does this mean he’s doing a sequel to Death to Smoochy?

annetdonahue Can we please focus on what matters here like why the fuck was a kid allowed on the dig at the start of Jurassic Park?

louisvirtel I hope Jon Stewart is tucking Fox News anchors into bed, telling them they’re big enough to parody themselves now, and leaving via umbrella.

iboudreau Being in airports reinforces my idea that there are basically eleven different people in the world.

Ideal_Victoria *sits alone with thoughts* *thoughts get up and sit somewhere else*

apelad Hey Jon Stewart, last time I checked, a Green Lantern can’t just “step down.”

What is Follow Friday? It’s a blog series I created a few years ago based on a Twitter meme. Learn more about it in my FAQ. See my nomination for a Shorty Award for Follow Friday here. You can read more Follow Friday goodness here. Would you like to be a guest photographer for Follow Friday? Email me!