CAT: iris descriptions, was AIS: Checklists
- To: iris-talk@onelist.com
- Subject: CAT: iris descriptions, was AIS: Checklists
- From: I*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 06:07:04 EDT
From: Irisborer@aol.com
In a message dated 6/14/1999 9:50:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
wstone@volcano.net writes:
<< I feel descriptive
words are a art and a lot of new catalogs have found it easier to produce a
photo, then to expect people to understand their interpetations of the iris
colors and the various ways it is interpeted. >>
I have had nothing to say on any of this so far (hard to believe...), but I
WOULD like to say that not only is describing an iris an artform, but that I
highly admire the folks who put time and effort into it.
I personally love a good description - and it appeals to something far deeper
than a photo can reach. There are catalogs out there who leave me swooning
with carefully-chosen prose and the pictures I conjure in my imagination are
far more vivid than any photo could hope to be.
And a good catalog and a roaring fire can sustain ones soul through the most
brutal winter.
IMHO.
The checklists are a wonderful tool... and the checklists in searchable,
electronic form will be even more so..... but for art - give me a catalog.
Soul food.
Kathy Guest in East Aurora, NY where the weather has cooled considerably and
the rains came
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