tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post103868281475354284..comments2024-02-01T10:47:28.146-05:00Comments on The Quiet Country House: Marciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582731584317660272noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post-1887557695142586902007-06-04T16:10:00.000-04:002007-06-04T16:10:00.000-04:00l.l., Iris are one of my favorite flowers... thoug...l.l., Iris are one of my favorite flowers... though for a gardener, picking a favorite is like picking a favorite child - just impossible. Which one inspires awe, the gold (Wild Jasmine) or the blue (River Hawk)? I love them both, for their saturated color, the dappling and detail on their petals and falls, and their graceful forms.Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582731584317660272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post-67021748693871323172007-06-04T15:29:00.000-04:002007-06-04T15:29:00.000-04:00The iris... it fills my heart with awe.The iris... it fills my heart with awe.L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post-21263987832191368992007-06-04T12:42:00.000-04:002007-06-04T12:42:00.000-04:00Nan, I agree with you about the color of the flax...Nan, I agree with you about the color of the flax. It is so pretty. I understand this to be the plant used in making linen. I would just love to see vast fields of flax blooming!Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582731584317660272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post-9459782741851518622007-06-04T11:59:00.000-04:002007-06-04T11:59:00.000-04:00I love that blue flax! What a color! A tiny bit ...I love that blue flax! What a color! A tiny bit like Forget-Me-Nots, but deeper. And what a lovely description of them in your comment.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post-21754927157062411492007-06-03T18:17:00.000-04:002007-06-03T18:17:00.000-04:00Thank you! I would certainly miss my familiar flo...Thank you! I would certainly miss my familiar flowers if I moved to a different climate! <BR/><BR/>In the late afternoon, the flax rains blue petals on the ground around it. In the morning, an entirely new "flock" of dainty blue flowers emerges to float on the wind for a day.Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582731584317660272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post-79051424281873872562007-06-03T14:57:00.000-04:002007-06-03T14:57:00.000-04:00Lovely spring flowers! I took a number of picture...Lovely spring flowers! I took a number of pictures myself while up in MN of all the pretty spring things that I miss in Florida. The peonies and lilacs are my favorite.<BR/><BR/>Love the picture of the flax. It's so delicate!Creative Life Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306288585957249405noreply@blogger.com