BEAUTY is needed to encourage my spirits to stay high. Admiring IRISES is one way I stay alive. We made our first trip to the KSU Gardens this past week-end. Wore mask and took pictures looking like masked bandits sneaking about stealing pics of their beautiful IRISES. As quickly as the Irises vanish, one must be rather quick capturing their eloquence standing tall reaching for the sunlight.
After the wind we had this morning, these beauties may already be knocked down. The area had 90 mile an hour winds and hail. So if the wind didn't knock them over, the hail may have beat them to death. I am so glad we made our first journey to the Gardens when it was a beautiful day with sunshine.
Today would have been a mistake. Tornado weather in tornado alley.
I am so very happy with how these pictures turned out. The lighting was superb at 7 o'clock on a Sunday evening. No wind. Pleasant temperature.
After we toured the Iris Garden, we looked at some of their Peonies. Took a drive in our old neighborhood where we lived back in 2005. Drove to our new community and went through the Park. Evening was refreshing and I needed to get out.
Blessings to you,
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IMMORTALITY
Tall Bearded Iris (Rebloomer)
CHARGER
LEMON POP
Intermediate Bearded Iris
KAMATA NISHIKI
Tree Peony
KOKAMON Tree Peony
FIRE CHIEF
The first Irises to bloom that we saw this year were:
Tiffany's Prayer
Eagle's Flight
Honet Glazed
Doodle Strudel
Miss Nellie
Wine and Roses
Storm Warning
Immortality
Charger
Solid Gold
Ozark Rebounder
Oh SO Cool
Istanbul
Spirit of Memphis
Ziggy
Royal Satin
Carol Ellen Ramsey
Elfin Shadows
Thimble
Cleared For Take Off
Ocelot
Happy Song
Garnet Slippers
Lemon Pop
Elainealope
Batik
Jesse Song
Wabash
Vanity
Splashacata
Wintry Sky
Cozy Stitch
Going Dutch
Fire Chief
First Peonies in bloom were:
Scarlet O'Hara
Coral Sunset
Hakuo Jishi
Pink Hawaiian Coral
Kamat Nishiki
Kokamon
Scarlet O'Hara
Coral Sunset
Hakuo Jishi
Pink Hawaiian Coral
Kamat Nishiki
Kokamon
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