In September 2008 I wrote about planting iris bulbs while Sophie happily watched from her swing on the front porch. (You can read that post here.) Last year the irises came up, but didn’t bloom (my mom says this is common). But this year—just look at them! (Both of them.)
“If you’ve never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom.” —Terri Guillemets