As I returned from an appointment today, I turned the corner, and glanced through the landscape berm to look at the pond. I saw something purple. I thought I saw an iris stalk. It's December. In Cleveland. That must have been some adjustment I got from the chiropractor.
Not believing my eyes, I walked to the pond, empty handed, and saw this:
Yes, that is an iris bloom stalk, amidst the bare twigs, withered quince, and a few ever-hardy thistles. See?
Yes, indeed. A purple iris bud. I had to go back to the house to get the camera.
Then, after I took the pictures, I had to go back to the house and get a scissors. I figured I should cut the bloom stalk and see if it opens in the house. Supposedly we have a storm headed this way, and it surely won't open out there (or would it?).
Fun to have in the house anyway. It looks good on the kitchen counter.
What a crazy place I live in.
Yes, that is an iris bloom stalk, amidst the bare twigs, withered quince, and a few ever-hardy thistles. See?
Yes, indeed. A purple iris bud. I had to go back to the house to get the camera.
Then, after I took the pictures, I had to go back to the house and get a scissors. I figured I should cut the bloom stalk and see if it opens in the house. Supposedly we have a storm headed this way, and it surely won't open out there (or would it?).
Fun to have in the house anyway. It looks good on the kitchen counter.
What a crazy place I live in.
3 comments:
how odd that it started to grow this time of year. maybe in the ground later then the rest. we had flowers blooming a few weeks ago but the frost has killed them off now :(
Nature never ceases to amaze us! Nice pics, Sue!
Mother Nature is that way! She makes beautiful things grow in the weirdest places. Beautiful Iris.
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