Flower Friday: The Iris in the Yard
I was delighted to find this lovely flower in my yard. The color on my camera is slightly off because this iris is decidedly purple in real life but tends to look blue in many of the photos.
Author: Elizabeth Kitchens
Elizabeth Jane Kitchens loves tales of romance, adventure, and happily-ever-afters and strives to write such tales herself. When she’s not thinking about dashing heroes or how awesome bacteria are—she is a microbiologist after all—she’s probably photographing flowers, telling people she’s crocheting not knitting, or talking about classic books and black-and-white movies.
Words of the Day: Calling and Vocation–and links to great blog posts on finding yours
The theme of the day is “calling” because that happened to be the theme of today’s posts from two bloggers I follow. I figured I might as well make a third blog post about it–mainly to summarize the experts. Webster’s Dictionary describes “calling” as the … Continue readingWords of the Day: Calling and Vocation–and links to great blog posts on finding yours
Flower Friday: The sinister may-apple
In April, the forest floor is often covered with foot-high plants with umbrella-like leaves called may-apples (Podophyllum peltatum). However, these plants have a rather sinister look in my opinion. They kind of remind me of this guy from Disney’s Fantasia. Like the poison love-apple (the tomato), … Continue readingFlower Friday: The sinister may-apple