Let There Be Irises

The first flowers of spring have arrived...a coven of wild yellow irises in the meadow below my house.  Next, blue irises in a few weeks. In the garden, the roses have begun to bud out, and Thistle and I have planted pumpkins, Titan sunflowers, and dark purple poppies so far...we hope all the seeds sprout!  Thistle has a little flowerpot "garden" consisting of one or two pumpkin seeds which she waters several times a day...I may sneak a miniature sunflower and some nasturtiums in, too. So many writers seem to need a garden...even a window box...as if the two inspire each other.