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George McGovern

(12,925 posts) Sat May 9, 2026, 10:50 AM May 9

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Our first iris in bloom.

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Our first iris in bloom. (Original Post) George McGovern May 9 OP

How pretty! Looks like a whole bouquet about to come to life and that will be a show stopper Deuxcents May 9 #1

Thank You Deuxcents! George McGovern May 9 #2

Beautiful, Allan. brer cat May 9 #3

Thank You brer cat! George McGovern May 9 #10

Beautiful. LoisB May 9 #4

Thank You Lois! George McGovern May 9 #11

A sure sign of spring. That is just gorgeous. Diamond_Dog May 9 #5

Thank You Diamond_Dog! George McGovern May 9 #12

Beautiful! You're way ahead of us in mid-coast Maine Bumbles May 9 #6

Good ol' horse poop - Thank You Bumbles! George McGovern May 9 #13

Slowly scrolling down the photo, I could have sworn it was a watercolor erronis May 9 #7

Thanks so much erronis! George McGovern May 9 #14

Beautiful. Sadly, they don't do well here or I don't know the secret. surfered May 9 #8

Sorry for that surfered. Thank You. George McGovern May 9 #15

Very, very nice. Horse manure? twodogsbarking May 9 #9

How'd ya know twodogsbarking? Thank You! George McGovern May 9 #16

Deuxcents

(27,703 posts)

1. How pretty! Looks like a whole bouquet about to come to life and that will be a show stopper

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 11:02 AM

May 9

George McGovern

(12,925 posts)

2. Thank You Deuxcents!

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #1)

Sat May 9, 2026, 11:33 AM

May 9

brer cat

(27,684 posts)

3. Beautiful, Allan.

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 11:54 AM

May 9

George McGovern

(12,925 posts)

10. Thank You brer cat!

Reply to brer cat (Reply #3)

Sat May 9, 2026, 02:23 PM

May 9

LoisB

(13,483 posts)

4. Beautiful.

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 12:32 PM

May 9

George McGovern

(12,925 posts)

11. Thank You Lois!

Reply to LoisB (Reply #4)

Sat May 9, 2026, 02:24 PM

May 9

Diamond_Dog

(41,052 posts)

5. A sure sign of spring. That is just gorgeous.

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 12:34 PM

May 9

George McGovern

(12,925 posts)

12. Thank You Diamond_Dog!

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #5)

Sat May 9, 2026, 02:24 PM

May 9

Bumbles

(491 posts)

6. Beautiful! You're way ahead of us in mid-coast Maine

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 01:06 PM

May 9

No doubt horse manure is helping.

George McGovern

(12,925 posts)

13. Good ol' horse poop - Thank You Bumbles!

Reply to Bumbles (Reply #6)

Sat May 9, 2026, 02:25 PM

May 9

erronis

(24,533 posts)

7. Slowly scrolling down the photo, I could have sworn it was a watercolor

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 01:24 PM

May 9

Sometimes life mimics art.

What a gorgeous blossom - and wonderful background.

George McGovern

(12,925 posts)

14. Thanks so much erronis!

Reply to erronis (Reply #7)

Sat May 9, 2026, 02:26 PM

May 9

surfered

(14,287 posts)

8. Beautiful. Sadly, they don't do well here or I don't know the secret.

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 01:24 PM

May 9

George McGovern

(12,925 posts)

15. Sorry for that surfered. Thank You.

Reply to surfered (Reply #8)

Sat May 9, 2026, 02:27 PM

May 9

twodogsbarking

(19,341 posts)

9. Very, very nice. Horse manure?

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 01:30 PM

May 9

George McGovern

(12,925 posts)

16. How'd ya know twodogsbarking? Thank You!

Reply to twodogsbarking (Reply #9)

Sat May 9, 2026, 02:28 PM

May 9

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