John! ...and everyone who added to the virus symptoms list!
I have these to add:
Running around between irises during bloom time like a human bee with tweezers to make those Dykes Medal crosses!
...and then having to explain to visitors why some of your plants appear to be 'gift-wrapped'.
Training the dog to stay out of the iris beds _especially_ when looking for that perfect spot to bury his bone!
Keeping pollen in the freezer/seeds in the fridge and explaining the vital importance of this to your significant other, who have to move them around whenever she/he is looking for something to eat.
Convincing said significant other that lawn is overrated and irises are much more decorative and easier to care for.
Having dug a nice, productive vegetable garden, which is now home to all your iris seedlings and/or a nursery bed for ailing irises.
