I have featured a few of our TEN different Iris blooms on other posts. But--today, I will feature one photo of each one of them. The yellow ones bloomed the best this year, but all were pretty. Above is one of my favorites this year, Orange Harvest. Below are photos of the other nine. Can you pick out a fav????
Autumn Bugler Iris
Cable Car Iris
Cantina Iris
Clarence Iris
Electric Shock Iris
Floor Show Iris
Honey Glazed Iris
Queen Dorothy Iris (Hey Dorothy---How did you get them to name this Iris after YOU?????)
Finally, the small American Iris (whose real name is Siberian Iris I think)
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The four Bluebird babies were sleeping UNTIL I opened the door and checked on them... One of them, the hungry one, woke up and opened its mouth for us!!!! They are not quite as 'pink' today---and I can see more feathers.. I think they are about 6-7 days old now. SOOOOOOOO Cute!! (Be sure to click on this picture --to get a better view of the babies.)
Hope you are enjoying Spring!!!! It's been cold here for a couple of days... I had to get the sweats back out of the winter closet. AND--we had to put our electric blanket BACK on our bed.. What's up with that???? They say it's Blackberry Winter!!!!
Hugs,
Fave? Absolutely the small american iris. it looks like what we call "blue flag" that grows wild along the riverbanks here. I love wildflowers and traditional colors the best. Second fave would be the Autumn Bugler.
ReplyDeleteI think I like the small American the best too. I think our baby bluebirds fledged while we were gone. Rather late for the first brood here. Hopefully they'll start nest #2 soon. :c)
ReplyDeleteI really can't pick a fave out of these beauties! It would be wonderful to have these in the garden. It's very interesting to see the growth of the cute babies. Thank you for keeping us updated. It should be the dry season here, but it's still raining. Have a wonderful day, Betsy. Hugs from Indonesia :)
ReplyDeleteBesty..your Iris are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThe babies are too!
Oh all the colros.. wish we were closer to swap!!
ReplyDeleteBaby Birds....just so sweet!!
Are you kidding me? Pick a favorite out of all those beauties? I want them all!!! Glad the birdies are still doing well, it's exciting to watch isn't it?
ReplyDeleteThe American Iris is my fave!
ReplyDeleteYou are doing a good job of keeping track of thosse babies.
Gotta go with the majority vote. The small American won me with its delicate nature.
ReplyDeleteThis weather is a pip. I had JUST taken all my warmies out to the shed for storage and had my dog almost clipped naked.
We are both wearing sweaters in the AM.
Does this mean we will have good Blackberries?
Hi Betsy, I couldn't pick a favorite. They are all so pretty.
ReplyDeleteThis a.m. we have new bluebirds making a nest in the house. Yippee!! More babies to come!
I love all these irises! Too hard to choose a fave! Though I do love the color purple! So happy to see your baby bluebirds thriving - they are the cutest little things!!
ReplyDeleteI love each one for its own uniqueness! The variety absolutely blows me away! Your photos are amazing! The birdies are getting to be adorable. Where is mama or papa when you take these pictures? And yeah, what's up with this cold? Had to turn the thermostat up again. Snowed here yesterday! But I know we'll complain about the heat once the summer really hits us.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I hope they weren't damaged by the cold. We had frost warnings last night! Here in the middle of May!
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy seeing what's happening in your garden. My favorite iris is the little American and second fav would be Autumn Bugler. Your bluebirds are lookin' good!
ReplyDeleteBetsy: Hard to pick a favorite, you have some nice flowers. That is a big mouth for a little bird, shove it in here.
ReplyDeleteI like the Cable Car Iris.
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Look at those babies...how precious!
ReplyDeleteThe iris- each one is just beautiful.
Have a beautiful week-
Pam
Blackberry winter? How come is is hot as heck here????
ReplyDeletePretty Iris's Betsy.
CUTE baby birds!!!! **feed me feed me**
I think my fav is cable car iris. I think. They're all too gorgeous to choose from.
ReplyDeleteIs it temping to try and feed that hungry bird?
I do like the first yellow iris the best. The baby birds are such a treat to watch.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the iris pics! Mine got trampled this year by a great big puppy that I had for the afternoon:(
ReplyDeleteWow...love the iris! That yellow one and the Cable Car are really beautiful! Love the babies!
ReplyDeleteAll your iris' are beautiful. I really like the cable car iris. It's one of my favorite colors.
ReplyDeleteThose baby birds are really growing. Hope they stick around once they start flying. Love bluebirds.
I have been all wrapped up in blankets and sweats, too, but, you're right, it must be Blackberry Winter. At least, around here, the blackberries think so. They are all blooming. I can't wait! You talked about chiggers over at my blog and, I'm sure you know, picking blackberries is one of the best way to get them.
Talk soon!
I think your Iris are gorgeous. They remind me so much of my mom's garden. It's been cold here too. We have had 2 frost and one freeze warning with in the last week.
ReplyDeleteYour irises are gorgeous and the babies precious! I hope it hasn't been too cool for the blue birds to develop properly. It has been unseasonably cool here too. In fact we had a frost two nights ago!
ReplyDeleteThat's like asking me what kind of ice cream I like best. "I like it all." Same way with your Iris'. They all are beautiful. I kinda lean toward the purple ones. Your baby birds will "fly the coop" before long, won't they? I know you have enjoyed watching them. I scared mine from their nest, but they were ready to leave. I slammed a door in their face and they were gone. :-)
ReplyDeleteLove your irises. We grow them, too. I have 'Clarence.' Had to get it as my paternal grandfather's name was Clarence. :) I love the 'Electric Shock.' I don't have one like that. Very pretty! Thanks for sharing. :) ~~Rhonda
ReplyDeleteEach time I picked out a favorite..I looked again and found another...so I'll have to say..each is a favorite, depending on which one I am looking at ..at the moment.
ReplyDeleteLove the baby birds. Wait till you see the pics of the baby Opossums I will be posting on my blog in a week or so.
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Cable Car Iris gets my #1 vote. Love the colors. Honey Glazed is next followed by all of them! Beautiful, beautiful flowers, Betsy.
ReplyDeleteI've been otherwise engaged for the past few days and am playing catch up on your posts. Love the baby blue birds!
Irises always remind me of can-can dancers. I think because of an illustration in a children's book my mother had as a child. If I can find it, I'll scan it to you.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Iris shots Betsy. Your flowers are simply gorgeous!! The bluebird pics are adorable!
ReplyDeleteIt is impossible to pick a favorite Iris,or maybe not,who says I can have only one fav.All ten are my favorites,and those babies are sure cute.Thanks.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,Ruth
I really love "orange harvest", but they're all beautiful. Those bluebirds are just adorable. It's so fun to watch baby birds grow.
ReplyDeleteThey are all beautiful but I think I like the Siberian...probably because they're different from what I'm used to seeing in our area....love the birds....
ReplyDeleteAll of your Iris are so pretty. I was going to pick the Cable Car Iris as my favorite and then I saw the Queen Dorothy!!! Had to pick that one!
ReplyDeleteI love the Iris...and I am too scared to open the
ReplyDeletedoor and check my blue bird nest..I want to so I can take baby pics..
smiles, Deena
Betsy,
ReplyDeleteI think all those iris are my favorite! Since I was little iris has been my flower of choice!! I have many planted around my house also!! Yours are really pretty and so many colors!!
Love those little baby blues!!! Hope you are able to catch them when they fledge and get some pics!!
Well, like you I have to go and dig out our comforter..we have been seeing the high 30's over night!! but at least it warms up during the day!! :0
I sure love your irises...I don't think my new ones are going to bloom.
ReplyDeleteLove those baby bluebirds.
I've a few minutes to try and catch up on some posts! We have company coming for a week and I need to put on a chicken to roast.
ReplyDeleteYour irises are beautiful and I don't think I could pick a favourite.
How interesting to have some of your great granddad's journal. It sure was a different life back in those days.
I envied you all that FRESH seafood. We can hardly get a good piece of fish to eat here ... D needs to take up fishing!
Those bluebird baby pictures are amazing! Lucky you to view this all first hand.
Gotta tootle.
Hi Betsy,
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are beautiful. I can tell you really have a green thumb, and the baby birds are so sweet.
No way can I pick a favorite iris. Each one I think, "This one!" until the next one so fuggedaboudit.
ReplyDeleteDo you do all the weeding and maintenance in this incredible yard?
It's been fun getting to know you and your world, Betsy in Tennessee.
Floor Show---Cable Car--oh phooey I can't decide which I like better. They are all beautiful. I will have to see about getting some for my garden.
ReplyDeleteBabies sure are growing.
they all are very beautiful and lovely. Hope they smell great filling your home with the lovely smell of the flowers.Butterflies too.
ReplyDeleteThat yellow one looks great. My fav is(there are 3 of them, can't choose lesser of them because all are magnificent)The first yellow Iris,then the Honey Glazed Iris and the Clarence Iris.
Those little birdies looks great. You are very lucky, They think you are their mother or else will they ask you to feed them. Thanks for sharing.
Have a great day.
Cheers!
Hi Betsy, I may have the Queen Dorothy Iris, But the rest are diffrent. Most of my Ires cam from Mrs D. And she has 1000's of diffrent ones. She knows them all by name. She is only near 90 years. Old. I only wish I had 1/2 the memory she has. LOL
ReplyDeleteTomorrow is my surgery so I may be off line. depending how i fell. Take care. Big hug. Give hubby one for me too.
The yellow one appears to have just a hint of white. It is so pretty. Notice the orange? I am not what that fuzzy part if called. The iris was in bloom when I was making my iris stained glass several years ago. I took glass outside to match that color for the yellow iris in the stained glass. Now that always catches my eye on the yellow iris.
ReplyDeleteGlad your bluebirds are doing good.
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I hope the babies stay warm enough or did you make teeny sweats for them? Or maybe an electric blanket. LOL
ReplyDeleteThe smaller Iris are my favs but i do like Electric Ice.
I hope it warms up there and also here. And somebody make the rain stop I am trying to plant some annuals. MB
I added a link to your beautiful iris blog on my blog about iris today for Wordless Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteLOVE IT!!!! You are one of my favorite bloggers.
Happy Garden Time!
I didn't realize there were so many different colors of iris around, Betsy. All so pretty. :-)
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