Every year this pisses me off. The big bed of iris in front is about to explode into bloom, and I have to leave for a week. It's the same trip every year at this time, the International Science and Engineering Fair - San Jose this year. I always enjoy the trip, but I almost always miss the peak of the iris bloom. I thought it was coming early this year, but a couple of days of cold weather have slowed things down.

So Nora came up with a plan for next year - Iris Cam. We'll put a web cam out in the front yard, and I can log in from the fair and check out the blooms.

This'll be great!