Audrey Baker fills out an entry tag while Carolyn Wylie watches the Freemans.
Pat and Don Freeman double check their list of entries.
Patricia Colacino (left) and David Kraemer wait for the entries to be submitted for placement.
Ken Fuchs happily accepts the entries.
Pat Freeman examines one of her artistic arrangements while Patricia and David begin placing the Louisiana irises.
Some of the Artistic Design entries
Jim Landers and Debbie Hood
Patricia, Tracey Rogers, and Sonja Hensley
Sonja is relieved that she's not responsible for the clerks this year.
Louisiana iris entries are exhibited at floor level for more convenient viewing
Ribbons and rosettes awaiting the judges' decisions.
Unnamed irises on the display table
All of the entries have been placed and it's nearly time to meet the judges.
Pauline Guerrero gives David a last-minute suggestion about placement.
The Judges: Alys Honey and Angie Smith, Artistic Design, and Bonnie and Hooker Nichols, Horticulture
The Artistic Design Judges consider one of the entries.
Jim Landers turns an entry so Judge Bonnie Nichols can get a better view of it.
Clerk Carolyn Wylie patiently waits for the judges to evaluate an entry.
Clerk Jim Landers consults an A.I.S. R & I book to find exact details of an entry for the judges.
Show Chair Pat Byrne consults with Judge Hooker Nichols while Clerk Chair Debbie Hood assists Bonnie Nichols.
The judges are very precise as they inspect each entry.
Judging the Louisiana irises
Roast beef and roast pork for lunch
The Queen of the Show/Best Specimen on the Head Table
Best Specimen, Best Bi-Color, and Best Louisiana -- "Creole Rhapsody," entered by Nelda Moore
"Creole Rhapsody"
Nelda Moore and her "Creole Rhapsody" entry
Runner-up of Show, Best Blend, Best Space Age -- "Thornbird," entered by Patricia Colacino
"Thornbird"
Patricia Colacino and her "Thornbird" entry
Best Blue -- "Rae Rae," entered by Nelda Moore
Best Purple -- "Delta Honey," entered by Don and Pat Freeman
Best Orange -- "Orange Celebrity," entered by Marney Abel
Best Red -- "Zydeco," entered by Jim Landers
"Zydeco"
Best Gray -- "Devil David," entered by Don and Pat Freeman
"Devil David"
Best Brown, Best Spuria -- "Picacho Peak," entered by Don and Pat Freeman
"Picacho Peak"
Best White, Best Specimen Hybridized in Texas (Tom Burseen) -- "Trinotostare," entered by Jim Landers
Best Violet -- "Ice for Brice," entered by Pat Byrne
Best Bi-Tone -- "Spanish Sunset," entered by Don and Pat Freeman
"Spanish Sunset"
Best Multi-Color -- "Honeycomb," entered by Marney Abel
Best Plicata -- "Say Okay," entered by Don and Pat Freeman
Artistic Design -- Class 1
"Irises Through the Ages," entered by Tracey Rogers
Artistic Design -- Class 2
"The Crusades," entered by Ken Fuchs
"The Crusades," entered by Pat Freeman
"The Crusades," entered by Tracey Rogers
Artistic Design -- Class 3
"Pharaoh's Bouquet," entered by Nelda Moore
"Pharaoh's Bouquet," entered by Pat Freeman
Artistic Design -- Class 4
"Going Dutch," entered by Nelda Moore
"Going Dutch," entered by Jim Landers
Artistic Design -- Class 5
"Royal Repast," entered by Nelda Moore
"Royal Repast," entered by Tracey Rogers
Marney Abel and her "Honeycomb" entry
Ken Fuchs and his "The Crusades" design
Pat Freeman and her Best Design entry, "The Crusades"
Tracey Rogers and her "The Crusades" design
Nelda Moore and her "Pharaoh's Bouquet" design
Jim Landers and his "Going Dutch" design
The irises are viewed by the public.
Sandy and Lee Schroeder with one of their entries, "Melted Sunshine"
Lee and Sandy Schroeder admire their entry "Sublime Time."
Late in the afternoon, the show is over.
All of the display bottle have been boxed up.
The Freemans are already contemplating next year's show.
