Thursday, March 20, 2008

Spring Equinox in the City: An Iris Blooms!

It's not a glamorous photo but it records a sighting that made my heart leap with joy! The first iris bud of the year. Spotted at the corner of Broadway and John in Seattle on the first day of spring.

When I went to write this into my phenological journal, I noted that the first iris bud appeared in the front yard of the apartment building across the street a week earlier (Mar 13) in 2005. I wonder if there is one over there right now? I will have to go check.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I kind of like how the iris seems to combine with the orange graffiti behind it as if to form one creature.

Waverly Fitzgerald said...

I liked that too.
Waverly