April 21: Seeing the first iris bloom of the season a few days ago was a sign of what was to come.

April 21: We've reached the point in the season where blooms should be appearing daily now.

April 21: The single bloom I saw a few days ago has been joined by a few more.

April 21: Iris blooms around the large dogwood tree.

April 21: Iris blooms around the large dogwood tree.

April 21: A few blooms are appearing toward the front of the design.

April 21: And I've got a bloom in the back of the design by my front walk.

April 21: Several blooms appeared in the rear of the design.

April 21: So far, so good. I'll probably be taking pics every day before I leave for work for a couple of weeks.

April 23: Two days later, I saw a few more blooms.

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April 23: I found myself taking a few pics each day before I left for work, (hence the bicycle in the background in the photo above).

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April 23: A few blooms began to appear in the center of the design.

April 23: The blooms began to appear on the other side of the design, (opposite of the driveway).

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April 24: At this point the extent of what I was hoping for with this design began to appear.

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April 24: More blooms appearing in the center of the design.

April 24: Starting to see more blooms on this side of the yard.

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April 25: I discovered that the irises weren't the only things blooming in the yard. One of the rose bushes surprised me today.

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April 27: A few blooms on one of the rose bushes.

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