The spectacular rainbow display of iris colors began early this year at Presby Memorial Iris Garden in Monclair N.J. This public garden is part of the Essex County park system and it seems to draw larger crowds of iris lovers, photographers and painters each year. I'm happy that I was able to visit several times over the course of two weeks this year to photograph the flowers as the blooms opened up. On two of those visits, rain showers interrupted my photography but within a short time provided wonderful fun photographing the flowers with raindrops on them. Those photos are in a separate collection, so please take a look at those as well by clicking on the Flower tab where you will see the Iris in the Rain folder. I've attempted to provide the names of each variety of iris but in some cases was not able to find a name or to verify the correct name, so if you see one that is incorrect or can provide a name, please let me know.