A Photo a Week Challenge: Opening

Posted on May 22, 2020 by johnvic8

The subject of this week’s photo challenge by Nancy Merrill Photography is OPENING.

How nice that word sounds after two and a half months of being apartment-bound because of the novel corona virus restrictions. Our community is opening, I hope cautiously and wisely. Still I must be careful before racing for that much needed haircut, the longed for T-bone steak, and those missed hugs from my daughters and grandkids.

Also opening at this time of year are the spring flowers. I looked back through my garden albums and selected this photo of a clump of bearded iris ‘Sunny Disposition’ as it opens into its spring glory.

Please visit Nancy at https://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2020/05/21/a-photo-a-week-challenge-opening-2/ to see her interpretation of the current challenge.

About johnvic8

John Viccellio retired after 24 years in the U. S. Navy and began to dig into gardening when he could finally land in one place. He completed the Master Gardener course in 1992 and has since designed and constructed two of his own gardens. He wrote a monthly garden column for ten years and was a regular contributor to Carolina Gardener magazine. John published his first book, Guess What's in My Garden!, in 2014. He lives in a retirement community in Matthews, NC.
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11 Responses to A Photo a Week Challenge: Opening

  2. Anne M Bray says:
    May 22, 2020 at 12:32 pm

    So lovely! Is the purple Clematis?

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  3. Cathy says:
    May 22, 2020 at 2:32 pm

    A lovely bit of news for a Friday night, John. Enjoy your ‘opening’ and your hugs. A very nice picture too – what a gorgeous iris!

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  4. DrJunieper says:
    May 22, 2020 at 2:41 pm

    Beautiful flowers John.I saw your “like” and now I’m reading your profile, am surprised with your Navy background you didn’t leave a comment (about foreign interference) ….to complicated?
    Paid my tuition in college by being a typist for the Dutch Navy many moons ago:)

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  5. Cathy says:
    May 23, 2020 at 2:09 am

    A lovely iris and what a great name too! Hope you can see your family soon John.

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