Margaret Atwood: “Then we had the irises, rising beautiful and cool on their tall stalks, like blown glass, like pastel water momentarily frozen in a splash, light blue, light mauve, and the darker ones, velvet and purple, , , ,"
I’ve never read that quote, but it is wonderful — a perfect match for your photo! At a garden near me there will be tiny dwarf irises growing soon. They are my favorites.
