Past-its-prime Iris

Iris blossom past its prime

It is remarkable that in less than a week this iris went from a bud with a promising future to a beautiful blossom then to this, a tired, old flower nearly bleached of color.

Iris from the Future

Iris from the Future

In my previous post, I said, “Soon this bud will open…”. One day later, it did. Further, almost a year ago in a post with an iris, I responded to a comment and said, “Next year, if we are lucky, we will have some of these beauties of our own.” And here it is. For once, I ‘predicted’ the future :-).

Weekly Photo Challenge – Future

Future iris blossom

Soon this bud will open and perhaps develop seeds to yet another future.

Bzzzz

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Nectar gathering honey bees. A sure sign of spring!