Irises Bloomed!!!

There has been a ton of rain on Beaver Island this spring and everything looks quite lush. Particularly exciting to see were the irises that are blooming throughout our yard/garden (using those terms loosely as I'm not much of a gardener). The blooms are so rare that I took a few shots before dark last night, and planned to document them all today. And then it rained...and rained...and rained. So they didn't look too photogenic by tonight. Hoping they will bounce back.
Froggy says thanks for all the kind words on his portrait!

[Dianne]

Irises are such lovely flowers - a pity that the rain has spoiled the others for you.

[Elizabeth]

I love irises! Hope they dry out and recover from the drenching.

[Linda]

Gorgeous flower!

[julia]

Lovely shot... Iris are lovely

[elkehochban]

Beautiful floral portrait!

[Lou Ann]

I just love purple irises, they bring back so many childhood memories!

[Joan Robillard]

Lovely

[Maggiemae]

I've seen iris out too - in Ottawa - the petals are so huge and beautiful!

[gloria jones]

Lovely focus, color

[Kahsia]

The colors really pop if you view it on black. Nice photo.

[Jennifer]

lovely colours and composition

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[KWind]

Beautiful colour!

[tony gig]

A beautiful flower and shot...Fav

[Islandgirl]

Very pretty, I photographed a different Iris today!

[Chris Johnson]

Beautiful dark purple Irish! Nicely captured!

[carol white]

A lovely capture

[Michael Van Krey]

so nice to still have irises blooming in later June! beautiful!

[Sally Ings]

Very pretty

[Elisabeth Sæter]

So pretty

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome picture.

[Taffy]

@redy4et Thanks! I love them as well. They didn't recover, but I just cut them where they had fallen, and now have a beautiful bouquet sitting on our dining room table! I figured better to enjoy them than see them so sad outside.

[haskar]

Beautiful portrait.

[Mary Siegle]

Irises are my favorite flower, hands down. Nice to see this beautiful one of yours. Ours are all finished blooming here.

[Jorlam]

Pleased for you that you managed to take the shot of this one - before the deluge.. Pleased for me that you chose to share it on site.. it is a beautiful flower - so majestic in it's aloofness..