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Purple Iris


A couple of days ago, on 27 May 2015, I had a volunteer shift and afterwards, as the sun was shining, I called in at the Reader Rock Garden. There is rain in the forecast for most of the next 12 days, which will drive me crazy, so I thought I'd better make the most of the blue sky while I could. Alberta is bone dry everywhere, with wildfires especially further north. Actually, one was burning near Water Valley the day after my daughter and I were there this week. So, much as I really dislike the rain, we desperately need it.
I'm not sure if this Iris is the same as wild Irises. Anyway, it feels good to have a change of colour in my photostream : ) There are Irises of several different colours now in bloom there.
From the Garden, I drove through the adjoining Union Cemetery and then another nearby cemetery, and then called in at a wetland in SW Calgary, where I found a Common Grackle. Normally, I just don't see Grackles, so I'm always happy when I do see one.
I'm not sure if this Iris is the same as wild Irises. Anyway, it feels good to have a change of colour in my photostream : ) There are Irises of several different colours now in bloom there.
From the Garden, I drove through the adjoining Union Cemetery and then another nearby cemetery, and then called in at a wetland in SW Calgary, where I found a Common Grackle. Normally, I just don't see Grackles, so I'm always happy when I do see one.
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