Hi Pat! Your purple one is probably 'Crimson King'. It often blooms in the winter around here (santa cruz). It grows like a weed, and it's often found in abandoned gardens, as it's tough as nails. Your other Iris is lovely too!
Mary Ann, that was one of the Ameraucana chicks I raised this summer. Her name is Melody and she is much loved in her new home. I raised 4 so I could pick the 2 I liked best. I just saw her last weekend, and she's grown a magnificent black beard.
Neal, thank-you... I'm about 90% white now.. although I still think of myself as blonde (once a blonde.... always a blonde!). I met my birth mother in my 40's and I though she had beautiful white hair. I figured since I looked just like her that I'd be ok just letting it go.
