We love the iris in our garden! We watch hopefully for the first spears of green, then the buds, and then we salute the fully-furled flags.
A short spell of sunny weather made all these steps happen with record speed.
And then it rained. Furiously.
Water is the enemy to iris in full bloom.
Quicker than they blossomed, they will virtually melt under the weight of raindrops.
They are more fragile than they appear.
Quicker than they blossomed, they will virtually melt under the weight of raindrops.
They are more fragile than they appear.
This year's "crop" has grown so tall; this variety reaching up chest-high among branches of a dogwood tree:
Such a pretty combination they make! But the iris will be gone by the time
baby dogwood blossoms will mature:
1 comment:
So glad you were able to catch these beauties while they still were beauties, and not water-logged. Love love the abstracted center shot....so cool!
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