Breathe!

Tiny Paperwhites at The Bunny Bungalow. Click on photos to make them grow!

White flowers with their subtle fragrance...all right, these are really stinky, but indulge my fantasy... are among Mother Nature's best gifts. I bring some indoors but leave most under the old pecan tree, next to the picket fence, for my neighbors to enjoy as they stroll by.

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Paperwhites by Candlelight

I love finding things around the bungalow and using them in new ways. These battery-powered tea lights inside an old German jar with a glass lid; a ribbon from a recent purchase; and fresh paperwhites from the garden add a special touch at dinner.

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Can Spring Be Far Behind?

The Paperwhites have just begun to bloom under the old pecan tree at The Bunny Bungalow. Last week they were only tight little buds. The opened flowers seem to smell sweet (last year they were rather stinky and Tall Husband complained.) By next weekend there will be enough blooms to cut and bring into the bungalow for arranging in all my old olive oil and milk bottles.

I know: the photos are a little blurry, but the wind thought it was March instead of January. This caused the Paperwhites to dance wildly around as they were being photographed; too wildly for the VR (vibration resistance) setting to help. Later perhaps they will stay still when the wind dies down.