Friday flowers

I have a special fondness for iris. They are somehow elegant without being fussy. They always make me think of English gardens (I'm not even sure if this is appropriate - any English readers care to chime in? Do you have lots of iris over there or am I just imagining that you might?).

{yellow iris, brown glass}

These ones look like they'll open up even more and hopefully that means they'll last for a while.

For Halloween I'll be sipping cider and hopefully getting some work done. I have to admit that I can't even face the thought of going out on a Saturday Halloween. I must be old, because just the thought of those crowded bars makes me shudder a bit. Also, I am not up to the costume pressure. I can never think of anything good and then I suffer from costume insecurity.