| Image Views: 1420 I just love flowers, and the wild ones that grow at odd places are even more of a pleasure to watch. This delicate-dainty Siberian Iris was blooming by the lakeside .. Since Iris is the Greek goddess for the Messenger of Love, her sacred flower is considered the symbol of communication and messages. Greek men would often plant an iris on the graves of their beloved women as a tribute to the goddess Iris, whose duty it was to take the souls of women to the Elysian fields. [ - Hana No Monogatari: The Stories of Flowers ] |