May 18, 2012

Irises

My irises aren't blooming.

I have dozens upon dozens of irises in a great big patch in my front yard. I love irises, usually, though I'm not overly fond of these. They're brown, not purple.

Brown flowers. Really. I mean, who plants brown flowers?

But still. They're meant to bloom.

Not this year, though.

My little family has had a bit of a challenging year so far. My kids especially. It's a private kind of challenging, and one that demands a lot of my time. So I'm not blogging. I'm not doing much, honestly, outside of getting through each day as best I can, making the occasional grocery run, and doing everything I can to let my kids know I am absolutely, completely, 100% here for them.

Love 'em to bits.

My irises aren't blooming. I'm going to try a little TLC, and maybe move them from their shady spot into the sun. My friend Margaret tells me that irises love the sun.

4 comments:

  1. Best wishes for blooming irises and fewer family challenges from your old office neighbor!

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  2. Thanks, John! Much, much appreciated.

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  3. I have to say I had never heard of brown irises before so I had google a picture. Maybe not so pretty as the purple/yellow variety but a nice flower nontheless. Hopefully you can figure out why they aren't blooming. I'm no help, we can't grow bulbs here in Florida.

    I empathize with your family challenges. I applaud you for focusing on your kids right now. As the mother of one grown and married son, and two more kids on the assembly line I can vouch that what you put into them now, all will reap the benefits later.

    Rosemary for real

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  4. My dearest friend, If I could fly out there and figure out your iris', I would. I admire and commend you for the choices that you are making to take such amazing care of your children. Remember, You are not alone. You have a great family and amazing friends that would be there for anything you asked for. So make requests! We want to contribute. Much love, and all my prayers, Lisa

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