A black iris finally bloomed. It’s purple in the back lighting, but it’s definitely black. I also included a white and yellow iris that had very nice form. There are a few iris that have survived the frosts and they will be done blooming in a week or two.

Café Giuseppe finally opened next door to our office. Currently he offers espresso, breakfast burritos and a few other breakfast and lunch type items. I think he is going to offer gelato, also, but i didn’t notice on the menu.

Fruit flies are invading now that it’s warming up. I got the one tonight on the white orchid. They are really tiny and hard to focus on in the low light, with my slow macro lens. I had to send back Le Long Lens this morning. Giuseppe’s place, the Indian jewelry store and photo of Heritage I posted this morning are the last photos taken with that lens.