A Blast From The Past!
Early this afternoon I happened to be doing some birdwatching from a different window than usual when I noticed a splash of purple in one of the flowerbeds next to the back of the house. The purple iris were blooming again!
Had to check them out to see if they were photo worthy and thankfully these two were! There were two iris stalks, both laying on the ground, but only this one had blooms that were in pretty good shape.
Last April, these iris shocked me by blooming, when it had been ages since they had done anything. After looking at my flower album, the last photo I took of these was April of 2010, and the next was in April of 2024, last year! How is that even possible? Maybe that touch of true winter weather we had was cold enough to kick start them? Now I have high hopes, maybe next year we'll have a three-peat!
A Blast From The Past!
Early this afternoon I happened to be doing some birdwatching from a different window than usual when I noticed a splash of purple in one of the flowerbeds next to the back of the house. The purple iris were blooming again!
Had to check them out to see if they were photo worthy and thankfully these two were! There were two iris stalks, both laying on the ground, but only this one had blooms that were in pretty good shape.
Last April, these iris shocked me by blooming, when it had been ages since they had done anything. After looking at my flower album, the last photo I took of these was April of 2010, and the next was in April of 2024, last year! How is that even possible? Maybe that touch of true winter weather we had was cold enough to kick start them? Now I have high hopes, maybe next year we'll have a three-peat!