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Although this could very well be a picture of me finding a new treasure at a favorite nursery, it's actually an illustration by David Catrow for a children's book called Plantzilla.

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

An Easter Surprise

A couple of months ago I dragged home some interesting lichen covered branches.  They sat in the garden (most of them are still out there on a bench) until finally, last week, I attempted to use them in an arrangement. You can see it here if you missed it. Not the best arrangement ever nor the best use of the cool branches which were certainly dead.  The vase was left in the butler's pantry where, on Saturday night, after returning from Easter Vigil, what should those branches be doing?


Coming back to life!  I'm imagining that this is an ornamental crab apple of some sort based on a dried brown fruit left on part of one of the branches.

Will the buds open?

I'll keep you posted!

15 comments:

  1. That is so cool! Those branches will look wonderful, with all that lichen AND pretty flowers!

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    1. They may be solo players in next weeks Monday vase. Wonder what kind of receptacle they should go in?

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  2. Ha, how very fitting for Easter!

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  3. Wow! That's incredible. A minor miracle and a major mood booster, all in one.

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  4. Your accidental "forcing" is better than many of my intentional efforts.

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  5. What a wonderful surprise Peter, I hope they do.

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  6. That is a perfect Easter surprise! Yes, please do keep us posted. I'm curious about the color of the flowers. :)

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  7. The awesome force of nature. It never fails to surprise and inspire me.

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  8. That is terrific and an appropriate illustration for Easter! I love lichen covered branches. Yours have a lot of character and are perfect for an arrangement.

    And thanks for stopping by my own blog and taking time to comment! It is great to meet you!

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  9. Hehe, surprise! It will be interesting to see if those buds open.

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  10. Well isn't that a significant development, given the day and all. A little miracle.

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  11. Wow, I love to see the burgeoning of life bursting out against all odds like that.
    it's just so inspiring.

    SilverLake Sue

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