I know. They're very close , aren't they. Your Peking Dancer is in a totally different bed,next to Jane Eyre - and I almost got them mixed up! When I re-do the beds in the fall, I'm going to re-plant them further apart. Just thinking about it makes me tired. How're the baby horses?

Baby horse is doing well, I should have another one soon.

Love your garden Jan! There's a magical quality about a garden juxtaposed against a natural, wooded background

Thanks, Neal. The redwoods are like 80ft tall plants!

Looking forward to new baby pictures, Tom!

I was thinking Peking Dancer too. Wow but those two look alike, and it is a more unusual color to have match.

More tb's blooming today

Beautiful, Jan.

Lovely irises and garden, Jan!

Love Project Runway and Cameo Minx. Do they grow well?

Project Runway just went on my list. Can't do that; it's already there!

Feeling frustrated this a.m.! I either need a new camera or new eyes! I am going to take the camera in for an overhaul. It's about 8 years old.
Anyway, I rushed out a 7 am. to cut some stalks for tomorrow's Santa Rosa Iris Society show. It looks like rain, and I didn't want them to get soaked. But I forgot my mosquito repellent! Sitting here scratching.
But there's some so-so shots. I'll i.d. later.
The blue ones are from my all blue section/ Won't do that again!
Whisper her Name stopped me in my tracks!\

What a display in that last picture!!

Thanks, Liz. The Mexican dogwood is so beautiful right now. Wish the picture quality was better. DH thinks I may have auto focus turned on but I'm still trying to use the manual feature. It's raining now, but I'll try more shots later.

They will keep blooming for a bit so there will be time to get more photos. They are beautiful, Jan.

I think this photo of the path to the garden. after the rain, is a bit more in focus.

Looking good, Jan.

Thanks Andrea,
I spent the day trying to choose which iris stalks to cut for the trip down to the Santa Rosa iris show. There are so many rules in the judging - but lots of helpful guidelines too! Of course, the condition of the bloom (s)is very important - and they should look fresh. So I was looking anxiously at several that were almost in full bloom, and trying to predict how they'd look at 4 or 5 a.m. Saturday morning, when we'd drive down to Santa Rosa for the jurying, later in the morning.It's almost a 2 hour drive - with buckets of flowerstalks in the back seat! I cut a few yesterday that didn't pass the cut. They got wilty. Fortunately I've got a lot to choose from. The rain this morning prompted me to cut some more. So many just turn to mush.
However, I'm delighted at how well my first cross is holding up. Out of 3 blooms on the plant, the first to open lasted for several days, until I decided to collect pollen from it and to do some pollen daubing. It soon folded after that. However,the other 2 are holding up nicely - no wilting, even in the rain!
This is the hardy pair today after several hours of rain.





My helper, Ace

Good luck at the show tomorrow, Jan.

Rain? It's been sunny and hot and the ground is dry and cracked.

Good luck Jan!

Good luck, Jan

Our Early Show is tomorrow. All I have are IBs although I may have an SDB Blend of Blue. I'll have to pick in the morning as I got in my recliner to rest about 5 pm and didn't wake up until 9 and darkness. Yesterday it was 88 but it is going to cool down on Sunday.

The only TB I have open is Texas Two Step which opened almost two weeks ago. I have color showing on about four others but not near blooming. Hopefully by the 20th and our regular show, I'll be in peak bloom.