Fleur-de-lis

I love purple irises.

They're my favorite flower.

The stylized version of the iris is the fleur-de-lis . . .

. . . the symbol of Saint Joan of Arc . . .

. . . and the city of New Orleans. And their Saints.

We have purple irises growing at our house in Fort Davis.

And I carried purple irises on my wedding day.

Our friend and neighbor Ron knows I love purple irises . . .

. . . so cut some for us for our one-year-in-one-place anniversary. But not only that . . .

. . . he also gave us a ton of bulbs to plant.

Actually, though, they're not really bulbs. They're rhizomes.

So I planted some rhizomes here . . .

. . . and I planted some rhizomes there . . .

. . . I planted rhizomes everywhere. I even planted a little purple iris bed in the outfield at Champagne Park.

Wait a second. Well, lookie here. Right in that purple iris bed.

A solid double. Nice shot, Jennie!