Flower Friday Remembering....

my father.  Today is dad's public service.  We had a family one last week where all 8 siblings were together.  We won't be all together today, only the ones that live in NZ.  Sadly dad passed away in his sleep and I was lucky enough to be with him and watch him go to my mother with a smile on his face.  Dad didn't want a public service but the community did.  He had been in the same area for nearly 70 years and was well known for lots of reasons as Uncle Ernie.  The poppy is an appropriate flower as we use it as a remembrance  one.  

I like how the crinkles in the petals iron themselves out as it opens fully.