Arlene, This is a wonderful scene! Once again I find myself without the right words. But there is one the younger crowd uses which comes to mind: "Awesome"!

Thanks so much, Leon. Blue in the garden is good, which is why I have so many hydrangeas (mostly blue) and so many Japanese irises that are blue. The spot where I took the photo is to the right, by the driftwood. I had found a pot of the JI, Oriental Eyes, and it was so huge that I just separated it and planted it there, never expecting any blooms in 2013 so I was very happy when I saw the blooms!

Very, Very Nice!

The humorous part of it was that the pot of JI's was there and I had a trowel so that's where I split it into chunks and it got planted. Sometimes it works out right!