“Iris Perfection”

I was reading a book last night and the author stated that, “You can never go wrong with an Iris.” I suppose so. Irises blooming in the spring is a much anticipated event; we have some spectacular specimens. This particular Iris bloomed in its inaugural year and lasted about two days before being broken off by neighborhood kids; it was a singular bloom. Before its ultimate demise, it lasted long enough to provide an opportunity to capture a lasting image; one that can be visited as often as one wants, regardless of the season.

In response to a question of color: Imagination is sometimes better than reality. Isn’t the anticipation of a gift sometimes better than the gift itself? Color to the Iris is a gift of nature; the gift, in this case, hidden, imagined, and anticipated. This presentation exhibits the etherial qualities and delicate nature which is sometimes shielded by color – the fine curve of its petals, and mysterious portion hidden in a shadow, a fleeting sliver of light caught dancing on a fine contour. The Iris can be any color you would like it, or imagine it, to be – the actual color is not important, only that viewing it evokes an emotion and perhaps a remembrance of other beautiful and delicate things.