Tuesday, 13 September 2011

ABC Wednesday - Iris

Passing by the little church at Woodland in July a flash of vivid colour caught my eye.  So curiosity led me in to investigate. 
Making my way to the colour luminous in the sunshine I discovered its flowery source growing
contained within a grave stone. I looked on the stone end for a name but time had erased all trace, but surely nature and the unknown gardener had already shown me the Christian name of the occupant
 Iris.
 
My I entry to ABC Wednesday. A journey through the alphabet from A-Z
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19 comments:

  1. VioletSky13 September 2011 at 20:03

    This is so touching.

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  2. jabblog13 September 2011 at 20:17

    Poignant!

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  3. Chronicles of Illusions13 September 2011 at 21:26

    beautiful photos - a great post is this one - loved it

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  4. Kay L. Davies13 September 2011 at 21:56

    Sometimes we unexpectedly come upon wonderful, tender sights. This is one of them.
    — K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  5. Roger Owen Green13 September 2011 at 22:27

    lovely choice.
    I love cemeteries
    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  6. Gigi Ann13 September 2011 at 22:43

    What a nice way to commemorate someones grave.

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  7. mrsnesbitt13 September 2011 at 23:15

    Love it.
    Denise ABC Team

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  8. Chubskulit Rose14 September 2011 at 01:11

    I love irises, they are beautiful.

    Insects is my letter I. Hope you can drop by!

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  9. Tumblewords:14 September 2011 at 03:14

    Oh, so lovely!

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  10. Anonymous14 September 2011 at 03:28

    The iris looks good on the Iris


    Pheno, ABCW Team

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  11. EG CameraGirl14 September 2011 at 03:56

    I DO love iris blossoms. These are such a great shade of blue.

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  12. Leslie:14 September 2011 at 04:55

    How lovely and touching! So much nicer than a bare patch.

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  13. Caroline14 September 2011 at 15:37

    What lovely colours. Lovely blog. Thanks.

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  14. Wanda14 September 2011 at 17:50

    Love the contrast from the old headstones, and the new fresh irises!! Love capture.

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  15. Sallie (FullTime-Life)14 September 2011 at 20:22

    Lovely. Someone once cared very much.

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  16. ChrisJ15 September 2011 at 06:01

    Beautiful blues!

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  17. Meryl15 September 2011 at 13:30

    I love old graveyards...looking at the weathered stones, their designs, wondering what that life had been like...

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  18. Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio15 September 2011 at 15:23

    Beautiful wild irises! It does look like it is the same or similar to the one I posted! I can never get enough of those.

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  19. dona15 September 2011 at 21:08

    A sweet story and many beautiful shots in this blog!

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