02 February 2014

paper + white + blossoms



 

As promised, here are some images of the Paperwhites in bloom. The rain has continued over the last several days, but I thought I'd try photographing them anyway since the forecast predicts rain, rain & more rain for the week ahead. I don't remember a January in Florence as wet as this one has been—even more reason to be grateful for Paperwhites brightening up the studio! And that scent—oh my...

I find it fascinating to compare these photos to the ones in the previous post—the palette of light is so utterly different that it feels as though they were taken in a different season altogether. These shots are in fact more in keeping with winter. I do hold out hope that I may still capture the sweet little blossoms basking in the sunat the very least those from the second batch of bulbs, which I have just "planted." (I am merely setting the bulbs in a tray with a few millimeters of water, so that only the roots make contact with it, then transferring them to glass containers in order to contain the wayward stems as they grow taller. Talk about easy gardening!)

I continue to be astounded by how much joy these bulbs & their blooms have given me, but I suppose part of it is simply the awe of watching something grow...and at a rate that is at once fast enough to actually take note of, yet also so fast that you can scarcely believe it: the "small" miracles of every day...


8 comments:

  1. This takes me back to childhood...then to my early days of a cold, London flat when hyacinths-in-milk-bottles brightened my window. Thank you.

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    1. Amazing how certain things can recall in an instant certain moments/places from the past. The hyacinths-in-milk-bottles sound lovely...maybe I will pick up a few hyacinth bulbs at the market this week! Thanks for stopping by, Diane...
      - Lisa

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  2. Wow, they do grow fast! They are beautiful, small bursts of sunshine growing on stalks. I've seen the weather report on Italy and Florence on the news, the Arno River is out of control. I hope you're safe from the floods, Lisa.

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    1. Hello Ersi, thanks for coming by to see the bulbs in bloom - they continue to shoot up even more each day & their scent grows ever-lovelier.
      And yes, it's true about the Arno - haven't seen it this high/moving so fast for a long time - but we in Florence are fine...not so good in the Pisa area though. Hopefully the daily rain projected in the next week's forecast will be scattered, not constant. Thank you for your wishes...
      - Lisa

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  3. I can smell their scent as I read, these small miracles with their gentle hints of spring and sunshine - much needed in this wet, wet winter.

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    1. Hello Margaret, & thank you for visiting my little Paperwhite 'garden'! It's funny to sit here with them & compare them to these photos & see how much more they have grown in just a few days. I love how straight & purposeful the stems are at the beginning...now they are starting to get a little unruly, in the sweetest way possible...
      Surely spring is just around the corner (or at least small signs of it), so hang in there!
      - Lisa

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  4. so enLIGHTening these lovelies - I must "plant" my paperwhite bulbs NOW...
    love your sunshiney desk above - also I will move 27 objects...
    you do inspire!!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, Elizabeth - & for your lovely comments. I am continuing to enjoy the fragrance of my second batch of newly-bloomed paperwhites...how nice that you still have yours to look forward to...enjoy!
      - Lisa

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