I’ve been wanting to buy a few new books, mainly the latest editions to some of my favorite series that I still haven’t gotten around to buying yet. I’ve been scrounging around trying to find the Amazon, B&N, and Hastings cards that I should still have. I thought, maybe, one of them might be out in the car somewhere, and sadly it wasn’t. I did finally take notice of the flowers blooming in our garden though.

These irises are pretty resilient; they’ve been uprooted and moved multiple times in their lives. First they were uprooted from my grandmother’s garden in Texas when they moved to New Mexico. Then the plants had to be dug up and moved when we moved the hedges and widened the driveway. Every season they grow back stronger and more beautiful than the last. I loved this shot so much, I even uploaded the full size to my DeviantART account. It’s very originally named White Iris.

This one was also uploaded to my DeviantART account. It’s called Baby Bird Eggshell. I shouldn’t be allowed to name art and photo submissions. Not a flower, true, but I did find it next to the hedges bordering the flowers.

I took quite a few shots of the other irises, roses, and morning glories found in our garden. Most of them I didnt like though, they just looked so ‘blah’. Definitely nothing to write about. Now these two came out…okay. Nothing really interesting about them, but I did like them.

I honestly don’t know how I didn’t notice that the flowers were already blooming. Goes to show how observant I am around our house. Sadly my gift cards are still AWOL. I guess I’ll just have to wait some more or pay for them with cash. The second option bites because I can’t buy as many that way!