Bouquet

I love flowers.

Inside, outside, in vases or beds, flowers simply make me happy.

One thing I especially like about perennials is the beauty that remains once the fancy dressing of summer is discarded.

 The structure of each flower is gorgeous in its own right.

And the colors!  Deep, dark browns and light camel tans... pale linens and intense auburn... less flashy than the summer purples and yellows, but beautiful nonetheless.

Melissa picked this bouquet last week before the snow fell.  Soon, I'll be yearning for tulips and daffodils, but until then, this bouquet sits in the kitchen.  A reminder of the garden's year-round beauty.