Camellias are blooming, species tulips, snowdrops, early narcissus, stachyurus praecox, daphne odora, an explosion of hellebores along with things that have been blooming for a while now. Although it's still winter, it feels and looks like spring. Today was a bit blustery and cold but mostly, it feels like spring. I noticed this bird or other critter-planted ornamental plum beginning to bloom and decided it would be great to try and do something ikebana-esque with them and also cut a nice bunch of berries from the Pernettya mucronata.
After several minutes of searching for a perfect vase for a minimalist arrangement and several more minutes trying to make branches stay in place and do something minimalist, I gave up and cut some camellias and stachyurus praecox to join these in a different vase.
Spring magic instead.
Raise your hand if you're ready for spring!
Happy new week!
You did such a nice job again! I'm going to have to start participating in this soon, as it looks like fun!
ReplyDeleteIt would be a great opportunity to show off your Nimble Mill creations!
DeleteReady or not, looks like an early spring is on the horizon. Love the glass eggs and your creative and fun arrangement for a Monday.
ReplyDeleteIt turned out super. Camellias are hard to 'arrange' and then the blossoms fall off because they have so few cells holding them on the stem. I just float mine in a bowl of water.
ReplyDeleteHappy Monday, Peter! I love how you always find something to make this meme work. I give up on flower/branch arranging too easily.
ReplyDeleteI laughed so hard at the raised hand acknowledging your remark
ReplyDeleteI am raising my hand high for spring...and I love this vase shouting here's to spring....the vase and props are stunning too!
ReplyDeleteOh and I got my laugh at the end of your post, Peter - love the hand! I always enjoy bhow you work through your thought process during the post, and I half expected several vases with a different bloom in each, but your single end result is lovely, perfectly balanced with those arching stems of the ornamental plum. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteGood fun! And there's something quite Japanese-y with your arrangement too.
ReplyDeleteThe hand, oh the hand...too funny. Nice arrangement too!
ReplyDeleteI knew you could do Ikebana!
ReplyDeleteI knew you could do Ikebana!
ReplyDeleteHa! I like vase (and the hand, of course). And the ornamental Plum with the Camellia blooms is just perfect. You are an artist of great talent, in many ways!
ReplyDeletebee-yoo-tee-ful! What a nice way to start the week.
ReplyDeleteWell, that works!
ReplyDeleteLove the vase but really love the sentiment. I am ready for Spring but she is not in our neighborhood yet.
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