Lilies

The tiger lilies showed their full colors last week, a full three weeks behind their normal appearance.

This morning the first of the Easter lilies have opened their buds to greet a dismal morning.
This picture was taken on a warm T-ball day, but today the Engineer's T-ball team will be shivering in the outfield and on the bench.
They may be using one of their rain dates, or everyone will be quite damp when today's session is over. And the moms and siblings will be waiting in their cars or huddled in sweaters and blankets. Does anyone in northeast Ohio remember July temps in the low 60ºs before?

Iris

Thank you all for the nice things you wrote about my Baby Knits! I do appreciate it.

The other day I drove into my driveway and looked over at my flowers. These iris jumped out at me. Probably because the Cleveland Cavaliers had just won their second playoff game against Detroit and I was listening to sports talk on the radio at the time.

The Cavaliers have undergone several team color changes over the decades. In 2003 they had yet another change, bringing back the original wine and gold albeit with changes. I like the wine and gold much more than the black, orange and blue, or the orange and blue that they have worn since the early 1980's.

Speaking of the Cavaliers, last night they won a hard-fought game. I hope they win five more games this year -- that would make Rick and most of Cleveland nearly burst with excitement.

Anyway, this is just a long, rambling way to say "Hey! My flowers are the Cavaliers colors!"

I'm really glad I don't have orange and blue iris invading my flower beds.