I am loving the flowers this spring. I just walk in circles around the yard looking at them like a smitten teen.
A hail storm was heading to town on Tuesday evening. Afraid that my iris display would soon be floral confetti I ran through rain drops snapping photos of them. I felt like a kid again. Then while the tornado sirens kept me in the basement I entertained myself with the BeFunky photo editor. Wednesday morning revealed that the irises weathered the storm.
And in other iris news...The Lions Club is providing glasses for one of my students. I spent over a year trying to find a source for financial help to get this little guy glasses. Finally, the Lions Club said yes, but he has been on a waiting list for the past five months because need is so great.
Having watched this student squint and strain to see the screen at the front of the classroom for such a long time before I found a solution, I became keenly aware of how a decent pair of glasses can be life changing. I personally have a ridiculous array of spectacles to choose between (thankful). This experience at work inspired me to whittle down my number of eye glasses by donating my excess. Lenscrafters stores everywhere accept used eyeglasses and work with One Vision to distribute the eye wear around the globe. Ah, feels good.
Three thankfuls to go...lets count the irises I most love to look into: two browns (well four if we are counting eyes, two if we are counting people), greens and blues.
Ive had glasses since i was five and have always donated extras when prescription changes but ive never had to access the system for a cient...so glad it worked out for your student....i have been snapping pictures of every flower i see this year too!
ReplyDeleteIt does seem like an especially good flower year!
DeleteLion's Clubs all over have programs to help. But it took me months of dead ends to finally connect with the right Lion for the job!
Ive had glasses since i was five and have always donated extras when prescription changes but ive never had to access the system for a cient...so glad it worked out for your student....i have been snapping pictures of every flower i see this year too!
ReplyDeletegood that your student received the glasses, must have been quite cool (for him) to have the world become a bit more in focus.
ReplyDeleteI've had glasses for reading only in the last few years... necessary but not vital.
It is so good to be able to read without squinting (because even that effort to focus the eyes for close-up vision, somehow makes seeing distance more out of focus, at least for a short time afterwards. must be like a straining of muscles.)
I think it is a result of strain as you say. And this poor guy's head must have ached every day for as long as I have known him. It is very frustrated to hit dead ends on something like this.
ReplyDeleteHow nice of you to step up and find help for your student! I remember when my little sister got glasses for the first time, she was amazed that it was possible to see individual leaves on trees. What a difference those glasses made for her, and will make for your student!
ReplyDeleteI find that amazing once again with every new prescription. That feeling of clear vision even improves the self-confidence.
DeleteI'm glad you could help your student. I'm sure he feels like his world has opened up. I'm intrigued with the BeFunky photo editor app. I'd like to try it. I first saw those iris' and I thought you had painted it. I was sure you were going to say you worked on in while dodging tornadoes in the basement. It looks wonderful. Spring is slow to come to the Northeast. It's sort of spread out in patches like the good weather. Have a good week, May.
ReplyDeleteI found BeFunky when Pic Monkey would let me upload photos any more. It is fun and free. Works for me!
DeleteI love hearing stories of people doing all they can to help others. So glad you successfully found a Lion to get the glasses for the child. They will make a huge difference for him.
ReplyDeleteIrises are the only flowers that came with this house when we bought it. Those things are hardy! I dug them up a couple of times to separate them, and last year I moved them all over the yard. No blooms this year it seems, but I'm expecting to have a gorgeous yard full of iris next year!
With my green (????) thumb I need all the hardy plants I can get! Hope you have irises every where.
DeleteAnother vote for how awesome it is that you helped your student like that. You are a gem, May!
ReplyDeleteUm...tornado sirens??? Egads. I don't know if I could live with that threat. But I suppose if I did, I wouldn't know any different, right? Glad you're safe.
Oh, completely safe. Nothing touched down. I should have said that. When it is just hovering over the city, you can go about your business ...you know...underground. Makes us sound like mole people! The danger is more in becoming cavalier about it and being taken by surprise when one actually touches down. With global warming the ones that do touch down are so wicked---Joplin, Greensburg. That is a lot more scary than when I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteEyes and Irises - both happy endings! I have some deep purple Iris blooming right now in my little yard and to my delight - three of them on one stem blossomed with white lower petals and purple trimmed in white in the center. It's amazing. Miraculous to me really. What happened in the soil over the long rainy winter months to create such a hybrid? I'm constantly in awe of nature.
ReplyDeleteI am assuming I just need to check Instagram to catch a glimpse of those beauties?! That is truly amazing.
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