Re: OT-CHAT: Misc

alhbee@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Following up on Bill Shears' observation on the robin sightings.  There were
> 35 to 50 robins in the back yard yesterday morning. The geese are already
> fighting over nesting sites. Can spring be far behind?

With 10 stalks of Mesmerizer up, 8 of which have bloomed (3 
in between blooms, but with more buds to come), I must agree 
(but Los Angeles has different situations/problems from most of the
country).

> 
> I have clerked several times at our spring show.  I do not have a great
> desire to show, but I have found the judges to be fair and aboveboard. In
> some cases I felt they were a little lenient, but probably were adjusting for
> local conditions. My great joy is planting, growing and watching nature bloom
> it's fool head off.

Al,

Thank you for your upbeat opinion of judges! 

I took a lot of heat a few years ago for defending the judging system 
against complaints which were neither substantiated nor retracted.

Also, I might suggest taking in a few stalks at your next show. 
It's fun. You will learn even more about what's good and what isn't, 
and if you clerk a judging of one of your stalks, you learn a lot 
about anger control. Or else we read about your arrest for mass 
murder the next day. (Been there, done that. "What are these idiots 
talking about? This is perfection to the nth degree!")

And I most certainly agree, the garden is the best place to see 
an iris. And, clerking is great. I recommend trying it to anyone who
hasn't.

Gerry, enjoying a day off from work
-- 
g*@mediaone.net
Gerry Snyder, AIS Symposium Chair, Region 15 RVP
Member San Fernando Valley, Southern California Iris Societies
in warm, winterless Los Angeles
my work: helping generate data for: http://galileo.jpl.nasa.gov/

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