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The Greek goddess of the rainbow is named Iris. I turned to the internet in a frenzy burning with humiliation. Lying Eyes? When Iris Eyes are Not Smiling! Now, Sally, anybody can mistake yellow for blue, of course! Just enjoy how the hummingbirds are liking the iris.I burned inside. My gardening friends were amused and slightly condescending. Just as I remembered from the year before. And to my amazement, the iris were blue again. They of course wanted to see for themselves. My smart garden friends shrugged off my question. The removal was terrific, but I wondered if the yanking had somehow turned the nearby iris from blue to yellow.
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Nobody wanted a pond full of cattails because they hid the pond surface and crowded out a range of birds. Yeoman Pete Densmore, head of the Friends of Zonolite Park, had put volunteers to work all that year yanking out cattails. What had happened? Vivid yellow, bright as goldenrod, floated on top of the sharp leaves. My iris eyes were looking at Blue Iris and seeing yellow. So imagine my wonder, turning to dismay the next year when they came back yellow instead of blue. Blue Flag Iris (Iris virginica) spread quickly along the edges of the water, raising bright flags of true sky blue on top of sharp blue green leaves. We planted a few as a Morningside neighbor’s gift and watched the plants thrive in the damp meadow at Zonolite Park.
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Wild iris, native and blue, smiled on the far bank of the Floataway pond. We can’t wait to see the exciting and creative ways which participating quilters will interpret our theme, “Natural Connections.” Thank you for sharing this request! In the event of inclement weather, the quilts will be exhibited in a covered space.
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As the last show demonstrated, quilters know how to connect. This year, SFC plans to hold both an online and “live” show and auction and anticipates that even more quilters from a wider geographic area will decide to join the party. Although the pandemic short-circuited SFC’s plans for an in-person Creek Rising, the show and auction went on-online-to an audience eager to view and then enthusiastically bid on them. In 2021, a group of generous quilters from the Atlanta area who learned about the show through their quilt guilds, donated 18 quilts that they made for the show. It takes place at Zonolite Park in Atlanta on the banks of the South Fork of Peachtree Creek in the fall of 2022. The South Fork Conservancy (SFC) would like to make you aware of an opportunity to exhibit your quilts at its 2022 outdoor show and auction called “Natural Connections.” SFC holds the show and auction in conjunction with its annual Creek Rising fundraiser and celebration.