Iris blooming in July!!!!!!!!

Last week when I was at the park for Saturday Farmers Market, I spied these delicate purple Iris. Now, I was almost shocked as it is long past Iris season but . . . there they were, many plants blooming in several spots near the old Slocum House which is now a theater. Of course, I had to take a few photos. . . isn't God good?!?

Iris by Veterans Hospital

I went past this fence by the VA hospital several times on the bus and just knew I had to stop and walk over there -- to the other side of the curved fence. I finally did that this past week and I was rewarded with hundreds, if not thousands, of Iris plants all bordering the fence that surrounds the property on the 4th Plain side. It was a lovely site to see . My camera lens could not take them all in but this will show you a portion of them and a few closer up too. The photos after the first one are ones that were a bit different than the many deep purples ones in the first photos that were aongst them. What do you think?

Dark blue and purple Iris

Dark blue and white Iris

Many different Iris colors

Each time I see a different color of Iris, I think I like that one best. . . which color do you like best?

First Iris of the season

I was so surprised to see these blooming as all the other Iris plants I have seen lately are still budding. Iris are one of my favorite flowers. Going to ahve to go on some more walks -- if the rain holds off for a bit -- to locate some more. I love the different colros but especially white ones with purple edges. . . we will see!

A Trip Down Memory Lane . . .

My camera stopped working -- the shutter would not open. The store tells me it is not the battery but I just don't know. So, I haven't taken any photos for over a week now. I miss it. The tulips are blooming like crazy now and I have nothing to capture their likeness. I haven't decided what to do about a new camera yet. I only had this one 4 months but I did get about 4500 photos taken with it. We have had some weather in the 80's and I have no camra for my walks. . . Turtle Place is ahvign its grand opening May 1st. . . what to do, what to do. . .

Just this week, a friend sent me back a few flower photos I had taken several years ago. That is what I am sharing with you today. I cropped them so the photos enlarge a bit bigger than here but not full scale. I hope you enjoy them since I haven't used them on a blog before.