A year ago when I was photographing these bearded irises in the center of my cul-de-sac, my back went out and for the next few months I cursed them daily.
This season before I went out with my camera, I … Read the rest
Beware of Groundskeepers. A “Rare Treat” Iris Falls Down.
This Iris, called “Rare Treat”, just bloomed this morning. It was in the center area of my cul-de-sac, along with its very upright family, about 12 of them. When I came back in the afternoon, one stalk, (this one), had … Read the rest
Thou Art The Iris
Thou art the Iris, fair among the fairest,
Who, armed with golden rod
And winged with the celestial azure, bearest
The message of some God.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, from Iris
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