Melting

by Connie Handscomb

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Title

Melting

Artist

Connie Handscomb

Medium

Photograph - Photography - Fine Art

Description

Slip sliding away, slip sliding away
You know the nearer your destination
The more you're slip sliding away ....
~ Paul Simon, Songwriter [fr., Lyrics, Slip Sliding Away]

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Iris Family = Iridaceae

"Iris", named after the Greek goddess Iris , means 'rainbow' ; wherever she went, a rainbow followed her.

'Flagge' is the Middle English word for reed ; hence the calling of these flowers 'flags'.

These showy blooms offer plenty of landing room for pollinators, with veins acting as guides on the landing strip. The leaves are vertical, grasslike, and assimilate light on both sides.

Iris has a long history as a medicinal herb. A powerful resin in the rhizome ['iris versicolor'] treats numerous ailments, incl heartburn and various stomach ailments, skin diseases, migraines. Iris was used as teething rings for infants, poultices for broken bones, and was even recommended for removing freckles. As a tea, it stimulates the circulatory and lymphatic system. The diuretic drug Iridin derives from the iris.

Native Americans tediously wove fibers from iris leaf edges to make strong rope, string, and netting.

Orris root [derived fr 'Iris florentina'] grown extensively on roofs in Normandy, France, is dried and used in perfumery. 'I. tectorum', grown on roofs in Japan, is used to make face powder. Orris is also used in syrups and gin.

The Greek 'machaironion' iris root , ground with flour, made a pasta called : macaroni!

Sources:
The Flower Healers [Barbara Olive]
The Secrets of Wildflowers [Jack Sanders]
Irises.. A Romantic History [Susan Berry]

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On a walk in the neighbourhood, these caught my eye on a blue sky springtime day ... iris petals that shimmered like frosted ice, and seemed to melt altogether with the spring sun shining upon it.

Taken in natural light ; unaltered; uncropped : Nature in all its natural splendour.

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♥ Heartfelt Gratitude to FAA groups for featuring this image :

Macro Photography
Amazing Irises
All Springtime Photography
Macro Marvels