Ayame!

We finally made it to the Japanese iris garden and had the chance to see hundreds and hundreds of beautiful iris in full bloom. I had been nagging Josh for some time about getting to see the gardens, but I wasn't quite sure where there were or how to find out...so I was quite pleased when the gardens came up in conversation with my friend Tara and she mentioned that we could walk to them from her house...and that's what we did! Again, there was no shortage of enthusiastic locals enjoying the flowers - it seems to be very old men who are the most interested in all the serious photography. They were out in full force with their tripods, large zoom lenses, and knee pads...ready to do anything to get the perfect iris still life.

Tara and I had packed a picnic lunch, so we found a shady spot to eat and enjoy the garden views! We must have worn Elise out because she is currently in the middle of her longest afternoon nap EVER!! She did her usual "talking" to everyone we passed and sat on the edge of her stroller seat bouncing up and down and pointing to everything. It's great that she thinks life is so much fun!