''Summer makes me drowsy. Autumn makes me sing. Winter's pretty lousy, but I hate Spring.'' Dorothy Parker, 20th century literary wit
Like it or not spring arrives tonight. It is very cold, very windy. It would be a nice day---in January.
I'll mark the turning season with my self-indulgent ranunculus photos. I always have loved this gently beautiful late winter flower. I imagined a winter wedding inspired by their dainty petals: bridesmaids and flower girl dresses in palest shares of barely there pink, cream, celadon green. Perhaps deep brown or black silk velvet sashes on the flower girls' frocks. Thin soft silk organdy. Masses of ranunculas and white hydrangeas, lemon herbal candles, a sprinkle of white seashells. My dress would be that faintest creamy white silk taffeta.
Of course I was married on a snowy morning, in jeans and workboots, at a courthouse. No party.
I saw ranunculas for the first time, in real life, growing in city garden planting pots in San Francisco, years later. It was winter in NY but spring in SF. I was again charmed by their unworldly perfection, their delicate extravagance of petals and velvet centers.
Now we can buy them every March at Trader Joe's.
Taylor Swift's gorgeous flower garden Grammy dress and mask to go with. The dress is all hand embroidered , on net, some 3 dimensional. Perfect.
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The subtle combination of those ranunculus pinks is truly delicious together with the shock of their black centres. They look so good on your aged chair.
ReplyDeleteThe early mornings and evenings are really Autumnal now, with welcome chilly breezes.
Simply gorgeous ranunculus--right near those pastel covered chocolate eggs--yum on both accounts! I am now singing ("Spring is here, why doesn't my heart go dancing...") always a tired time for me somehow...but I finally finished hand quilting my 176 geese yesterday--hurrah!!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Julierose
We usually just bring a few forsythia clippings into the house to force the flowers at this time of year. But now I'm glad to know about the ranunculus -- they're pretty and cheery.
ReplyDeleteI love having forsythia branches to bloom indoors! Not even buds yet tho this year. So cold.
DeleteSuch gentle beauties those flowers, a perfect welcome to spring. We hope to find the snowdrops in bloom in a few days when the weather turns warmer. Enjoy this beautiful weekend!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever seen a fully-open ranunculus before! I've always thought they were pretty, reminding me of an 'overdone' paper rose, lol. I tried to grow them once but didn't realize they were cool-season flowers...they didn't do well AT ALL in my full-sun pots in the summer!
ReplyDeleteI could just see the wedding you described! Would be very pretty!
Sorry to hear you're still getting the cold wind, I was hoping Spring would be a little nicer to you! It's nice here today - up to 60F and sunny. Not that I'll be going outside much!
Have a great weekend!
What a lovely flower! I have never had those. I like your description of them used for a wedding. I had a chilly March wedding with pussy willows and yellow roses. We had a skiff of snow last night. Have a great Sunday. Kit
ReplyDeleteWhat a dreamy post!
ReplyDeleteI love them as well! I haven't been inside TJ's for a year! It's always a dreadfully long line outside to get into the one closest to me. My son goes and he always asks if I need anything, so he picks up a few of my favorite products.
ReplyDeleteI love Diane's comment! It sums up how I felt reading your bit about the wedding, but I wouldn't have been able to find the words :) Maybe you could take up wedfing design as a side gig. The pic of the single flower next to the seashell... <3
ReplyDeleteI sometimes see ranunculas growing here. We are at the tail end of freesias blooming here. We had sustained winds much of last week, and often, on our walks, their fragrance was in the air.
How pretty was that dress?! And the perfectly delicate shoes.
Hugs,
Kel
beautiful blooms. The little poem cracked me up.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first saw ranunculus I thought they were a variety of roses. I didn't investigate until a few years later when I saw them at a store, identified as ranunculus. They are beautiful flowers!
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