Tiny Transplant

Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade.  Rudyard Kipling

I don’t know the name of this plant, do you? It showed up in my garden last week. It has a tall stalk and several small white blossoms like this. Each blossom measures about 1.5 inches across. Another spring surprise, and one reason why I love gardening.

Iris Tenax Along the Trail

Oregon iris (Iris tenax)

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. ~John Muir

We spent five days on the Oregon coast. The weather was perfect and my Canon got a good workout. I captured this photo along a trail at Cape Perpetua, where irises grow wild on the hillsides.

I grow irises (also purple) in my backyard, but there’s something special about these smaller, wild-and-free versions of one of my favorite flowers. They’re delicate and look beautiful against the green of Spring.

Real Joy

“Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile.” -

Sir Wilfred Grenfell
English missionary & physician (1865 – 1940)