• Menu
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Before Header

  • About Us
  • Lexicon
  • Contact Us
  • Our Store
  • ↑
  • ↓
  • ←
  • →

Balloon Juice

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

No one could have predicted…

Seems like a complicated subject, have you tried yelling at it?

Republicans seem to think life begins at the candlelight dinner the night before.

Usually wrong but never in doubt

Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn.

Something needs to be done about our bogus SCOTUS.

But frankly mr. cole, I’ll be happier when you get back to telling us to go fuck ourselves.

Damn right I heard that as a threat.

This blog will pay for itself.

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)

… pundit janitors mopping up after the GOP

This year has been the longest three days of putin’s life.

Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.

When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.

Too often we confuse noise with substance. too often we confuse setbacks with defeat.

Not all heroes wear capes.

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

Republican obstruction dressed up as bipartisanship. Again.

Roe isn’t about choice, it’s about freedom.

Never entrust democracy to any process that requires republicans to act in good faith.

Incompetence, fear, or corruption? why not all three?

“woke” is the new caravan.

“What are Republicans afraid of?” Everything.

Mobile Menu

  • Winnable House Races
  • Donate with Venmo, Zelle & PayPal
  • Site Feedback
  • War in Ukraine
  • Submit Photos to On the Road
  • Politics
  • On The Road
  • Open Threads
  • Topics
  • Balloon Juice 2023 Pet Calendar (coming soon)
  • COVID-19 Coronavirus
  • Authors
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Lexicon
  • Our Store
  • Politics
  • Open Threads
  • War in Ukraine
  • Garden Chats
  • On The Road
  • 2021-22 Fundraising!
You are here: Home / Photo Blogging / On The Road / On the Road and In Your Backyard

On the Road and In Your Backyard

by Alain Chamot (1971-2020)|  March 19, 20195:00 am| 13 Comments

This post is in: On The Road, Open Threads, Readership Capture

FacebookTweetEmail

On the Road is a weekday feature spotlighting reader photo submissions.

From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.

Submit Your Photos

Good Morning All,

On The Road and In Your Backyard is a weekday feature spotlighting reader submissions. From the exotic to the familiar, please share your part of the world, whether you’re traveling or just in your locality. Share some photos and a narrative, let us see through your pictures and words. We’re so lucky each and every day to see and appreciate the world around us!

Submissions from commenters are welcome at tools.balloon-juice.com

Have a wonderful day, and enjoy the pictures!

 

Today, pictures from valued commenter Mike in Oly.

The PNW is host to numerous commercial iris gardens. Our mild climate and lack of the dreaded iris borer make it easy to cultivate this popular garden plant. One of y favorite garden is Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm in Washougal, WA. Situated on a hillside above the mighty Columbia River it is a real treat to visit. While they grow plenty of the bearded irises their specialty is Japanese irises, many of which owner Chad Harris has imported from Japan – some hundreds of years old. I visited twice in 2017 – once in the spring for the bearded and siberian irses, and again in the summer for the Japanese and pseudata (a specis cross of I. pseudacorus and I. ensata) irises. It was a wonderful display.

Taken on 2017

Washogal, WA

Mass plantings of Siberian irises in full bloom.

Taken on 2017

Washogal, WA

An I. laevigata hybrid. Lovely form.

Taken on 2017

Washogal, WA

Pseudata irises. A species cross using I. pseudacorus and I. ensata. Originally developed by a Japanese hybridizer, they are a very new and interesting line of garden plants. Hummingbirds love them.

Taken on 2017

Washogal, WA

The owner deadheading the beds, and no doubt planning crosses, in the Japanese iris beds.

Taken on 2017

Washogal, WA

Some very rare and very old Japanese irises that were recently imported, making a lovely show in the owners private garden.

 

Thank you so much Mike in Oly, do send us more when you can.

 

Travel safely everybody, and do share some stories in the comments, even if you’re joining the conversation late. Many folks confide that they go back and read old threads, one reason these are available on the Quick Links menu.

 

One again, to submit pictures: Use the Form or Send an Email

FacebookTweetEmail
Previous Post: « Tuesday Morning Open Thread: All the Way to the Finish Line
Next Post: Monopoly insurer strategies in 2019 »

Reader Interactions

13Comments

  1. 1.

    Debbie(Aussie)

    March 19, 2019 at 5:11 am

    Oh so beautiful! Thank you.

  2. 2.

    susanna

    March 19, 2019 at 5:50 am

    Went to their site for more stunning picture of irises and gifting info. What a gorgeous garden!

  3. 3.

    Elizabelle

    March 19, 2019 at 6:04 am

    Love those irises. What beauty. Thanks, Mike.

  4. 4.

    eclare

    March 19, 2019 at 6:32 am

    Beautiful flowers

  5. 5.

    Currants

    March 19, 2019 at 6:42 am

    Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous! Mine were not in great shape last year—they were overdue for being divided, so this year should be better. My dreaded borers are mice, and they preferred all my white varieties, for reasons unknown. Still have some beautiful ones left but much less variety.

  6. 6.

    debbie

    March 19, 2019 at 7:15 am

    Stunning!

  7. 7.

    JPL

    March 19, 2019 at 7:21 am

    Irises are so beautiful, and I also visited their site. Thanks for brightening my day.

  8. 8.

    satby

    March 19, 2019 at 7:35 am

    Beautiful!

  9. 9.

    Mike in Oly

    March 19, 2019 at 9:03 am

    I’m so glad you all enjoy them. And yes, please go to their website and see hundreds of beautiful blooms. Chad is also an excellent photographer.

  10. 10.

    arrieve

    March 19, 2019 at 9:05 am

    I love irises! Thank you for the beautiful pictures.

  11. 11.

    TomatoQueen

    March 19, 2019 at 9:20 am

    Wow!

  12. 12.

    Barbara

    March 19, 2019 at 10:47 am

    Irises are easy to grow and they spread beautifully, although I think some of the more striking hybrids probably don’t live long. It’s the same with tulips so you do have to keep planting some of them. But the older varieties expand for a long time, and can generate gifts to others when room runs out in your own garden, and that is so rewarding. Japan gets pretty cold in the winter, so they can grow even in far northern climes.

  13. 13.

    stinger

    March 19, 2019 at 11:14 am

    Ahhh… My own iris aren’t even showing yet, and won’t be in bloom for another two months. Thank you for these lovely pics!

Comments are closed.

Primary Sidebar

Recent Comments

  • StringOnAStick on Cake Watch: Day 4 (Screw the Cake, I Am Baking a Pie) (Mar 30, 2023 @ 5:27pm)
  • Bobby Thomson on Cake Watch: Day 4 (Screw the Cake, I Am Baking a Pie) (Mar 30, 2023 @ 5:27pm)
  • Quiltingfool on Cake Watch: Day 4 (Screw the Cake, I Am Baking a Pie) (Mar 30, 2023 @ 5:26pm)
  • Alison Rose on Cake Watch: Day 4 (Screw the Cake, I Am Baking a Pie) (Mar 30, 2023 @ 5:26pm)
  • Alison Rose on Cake Watch: Day 4 (Screw the Cake, I Am Baking a Pie) (Mar 30, 2023 @ 5:23pm)

Balloon Juice Meetups!

All Meetups
Seattle Meetup coming up on April 4!

🎈Keep Balloon Juice Ad Free

Become a Balloon Juice Patreon
Donate with Venmo, Zelle or PayPal

Fundraising 2023-24

Wis*Dems Supreme Court + SD-8

Balloon Juice Posts

View by Topic
View by Author
View by Month & Year
View by Past Author

Featuring

Medium Cool
Artists in Our Midst
Authors in Our Midst
We All Need A Little Kindness
Classified Documents: A Primer
State & Local Elections Discussion

Calling All Jackals

Site Feedback
Nominate a Rotating Tag
Submit Photos to On the Road
Balloon Juice Mailing List Signup
Balloon Juice Anniversary (All Links)
Balloon Juice Anniversary (All Posts)

Twitter / Spoutible

Balloon Juice (Spoutible)
WaterGirl (Spoutible)
TaMara (Spoutible)
John Cole
DougJ (aka NYT Pitchbot)
Betty Cracker
Tom Levenson
TaMara
David Anderson
Major Major Major Major
ActualCitizensUnited

Join the Fight!

Join the Fight Signup Form
All Join the Fight Posts

Balloon Juice Events

5/14  The Apocalypse
5/20  Home Away from Home
5/29  We’re Back, Baby
7/21  Merging!

Balloon Juice for Ukraine

Donate

Site Footer

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Comment Policy
  • Our Authors
  • Blogroll
  • Our Artists
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2023 Dev Balloon Juice · All Rights Reserved · Powered by BizBudding Inc

Share this ArticleLike this article? Email it to a friend!

Email sent!