Madame Iris and Yolanda by maggiemae

Madame Iris and Yolanda

Yolanda skipped around, swinging her silver purse and humming “Chim chim cher-ee" while looking for something special in our winter garden …she found it in an iris reticulata! The same colours as she has - it must be family somehow she thought!
The little poser!

Three good things:
1. I found out how to make a “Table of Contents’ for the manuscript after a lot of effort! I thought what I needed was an ‘index”!
2. The All Blacks, our NZ rugby team went to Samoa to play their first match of the season - in temps of 29deg! Weight loss during the game will no doubt be replaced!
3. Ice and snow hindered transport all around us so we didn’t get our local newspaper which is printed in the next city! Annoyed about this but the good thing is ….I can’t think of a good one!
I quite like being 'snowed in' as we call it.......a,right for me to say now when we don't need to go out.......good excuse to stay put & read I say!
This is the closest photo we have ever seen of Yolanda.......she usually has her face buried in the back of Mr Man on his bike. Looking very sultry I must say! She will a wee bit cold...where is her hero with his jacket?
July 8th, 2015  
@happypat Mr Man is following Yolanda around the garden on his motorbike, Pat - he's worried she will get her dress dirty and they are going out to a party tonight!
July 8th, 2015  
@maggiemae Well I hope he isnt splattering her with mud off his tyres!
July 8th, 2015  
Nice matching colour shot. Lovely little Iris.
July 8th, 2015  
Her dress matches the color of this lovely iris. your winter garden...is it behind glass for the plant to keep warm?
July 8th, 2015  
Lovely Yolanda
July 8th, 2015  
@bruni No, its a sheltered spot with a high fence behind and in a raised garden. I was quite surprised to see how many flowers there were!
July 8th, 2015  
Super composition.
July 8th, 2015  
HaHaHa!! Very cute and colorful! And, they do match very well!
July 8th, 2015  
Vibrant colour
July 8th, 2015  
Lovely to see Yolanda and her matching flower. Surely Mr. Man must be somewhere about?
July 9th, 2015  
Silly girl --she will catch her death of cold !! I hope Mr Man will come along with an ermine stole t to keep her warm !!
July 9th, 2015  
They look like they belong together!
July 9th, 2015  
Cute shot
July 9th, 2015  
a very fitting and pretty setting for her
July 9th, 2015  
Perfect place for her to hang out
July 9th, 2015  
What a perfect combination.
July 9th, 2015  
Yolanda looks like she is in party mode.
July 9th, 2015  
great colour
July 9th, 2015  
Bep
What a perfect combination!
July 9th, 2015  
Lovely shot.
July 9th, 2015  
Great shot :)
July 9th, 2015  
It is really difficult to tell who is adorning whom in this image! Beautiful pops of color!

#3 ...........you don't have to dispose of it!
July 9th, 2015  
Lovely shot
July 9th, 2015  
@grammyn Yes its nice to see colour in winter, Katy! We got three papers the next day though but thats a point! The old papers take up so much space!
July 9th, 2015  
She certainly is a gal who knows how to colour coordinate. Agree she may chilly! The third good thing is all the time spare that would have been used for reading, er or not!
July 9th, 2015  
@jennywren One would like to think so, Jen but until I finish this wretched Journal that is to be published, I have no time to read. But I do like to do the Code Breaker puzzle in the paper!
July 9th, 2015  
how elegant.
July 10th, 2015  
What a fun shot.

Part of my job is to write procedure manuals and figuring out the Table of Contents can be agonizing! Give yourself a big pat on the back.
July 10th, 2015  
@twistergirl If you have written manuals you could have told me what to do, Doris! My hubby has written manuals too and he gave me a bit of help but I do like to figure things out by myself!
July 10th, 2015  
Bev
Nice shot, Maggie. She blends well with the iris. Isn't Winter fun? I don't know how much you get in one snowfall or in one season, but even driving in snow is awful. Our postal carriers and paper delivery people are used to it and they have to deliver on the day without fail.
July 10th, 2015  
@prttblues Perhaps they all have chains on their wheels? We don't normally carry chains unless you are going into mountainous regions!
July 10th, 2015  
Bev
@maggiemae We put winter treads on during snow season. I also use studs on my tires.
July 10th, 2015  
What great colour match nd very pretty iris and Yolanda of course. Good luck with the snow re getting out and about
July 11th, 2015  
Stunning colors. Send some snow over here. It's sweltering hot.
July 13th, 2015  
Very cute!
July 13th, 2015  
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