Friday, April 22, 2011

Grandmother's hearts, Dad's iris

Stan's sister Sosie writes from California: 
Here is a picture of the Dicentra Formosa around the oak tree by the creek. We call it Bleeding Heart, but where it grows on our grandmother's island in Norway, they call it Lieutenant's Heart. The tall white and purple flower is Lunaria, also called Silver Dollar Plant or Money Plant. Between the money and hearts is Dad's iris, which will bloom next week. A large black and yellow bee is tugging on a heart in the center of the picture.
Where is Lorlee? This iPhone can pick up the sunlight, but can't zoom and the operator dares only go so close.
(Your faithful blog host got even closer, using his clever zoom tool. By the way, would Lorlee really dare to go closer to the bee than you? Comment Lorlee?)