Spring at Swan Lake
Last week my sweet husband sent me a link to the Swan Lake Iris (not to be confused with IrisH!) Festival in Sumter, SC with a note, “Could be fun”. He knows that I have a love for flowers and Irises are special because my mom has an affection for them. I also have a bazillion in our new yard(!!!), as well as some that I received from my mom and mother-in-law.
Anyhew, back on track here. So we decided that since Sunday was slated to be low-key we would go, and ask Andrew’s mom to go along with us. Hey, it gave her some q-t with her son, grandson and even me 🙂
We played hookey from Church…don’t judge {there were plenty of references to our Creator!!} and drove over to Sumter. The plan was to get there before it became sweltering hot!
This was one of the views we had of the Irises in bloom and it was spectacular. This picture doesn’t do justice to the amazing colors and delicacy to the blooms!
I saw this view and thought, that’s going to be my new cover photo on FB…and it is!
I also took some up-close shots w/ my camera:
Lucky for me you could even buy some of these beauties!!!
I opted for one of the Geisha Gown since it seemed the most unusual to me (though Crystal Halo was tied for 1st there for a bit…I mean, she’s gorgeous!).
Here’s the up-close of what Geisha gown will look like (Lord willing, I don’t kill her!):
Besides the flowers, we also enjoyed a stroll thru the swamp
Looking at some old (and not so old) cars
This one was my favorite…Great Gatsby anyone? It’s so glam!
And of course…the Swans! Here’s a view “thru Reynolds’ eyes”
It was a fun time, I think Reynolds really enjoyed it and I’m glad we were able to go and see what Swan Lake is all about!
Enjoy this photo montage my friend Phil sent me this morning: Spring at Swan Lake
