the most

like in the last waltz when neil young is all "it's one of the pleasures of my life to be on stage with these people" – that is the feeling that you feel when alex & alexis ask you to take part in anything they're doing. especially nuptials.

via the phenomenal di bezi

i love these people. majorly.

simples

orchid, jasmine, lace & mint geranium leaves

i believe the scientific name is tulipa deliciousa 

it's rainin babies up in here

flowers & fishes

these gorgeous kumquats look like they did a round of 'roids before sauntering over to the flower market with that awkward body-builder waddle... which is to say they're bold and beautiful.  

eeeks! creepy fish eyes! just the other day these dudes were swimming the the ocean, and tonight they'll be beautifully plated on the upper east side.  unreal.

full disclosure: i have both drugs and global food production on the brain after reading this disturbing article in theTimes by Nicholas Kristof about antibiotics in pig feed causing huge problems for us human creatures.  it's a lot to take in. thank god it's friday night and i'm giving my brain the night off. i'll let it marinade in the back for a while.

my great aunt & uncle live across the road from a sunflower field in northern minnesota. they get HUGE - high as an elephant's eye if you know what i mean. indoors, however sunflowers are a little blossom for me usually, but today they just looked so pretty and bright. it's gonna be 60 deg this weekend! bring on the sun!!!

i never liked callas until this moment....

y'ello

um

is it possible to be addicted to jello? i am exhibiting some frightening symptoms.  i crave it during the work day and can't wait to get home to it.  i jello alone, and not just on weekends. and last night i jello-dialed about 10 random people. it's getting serious.  thank god i have other things to keep mind off it, such as:

these green leucadendron are my new favorite - they're such a luscious, bright springy color, almost like a green orchid.

ps: while writing this post i polished off an entire 5X7 pan of raspberry jello. i'm not joking.

prisoner of love

st. valentine apparently spent a little time in the slammer - no doubt deprived of creature comforts like his favorite pair of sneakers, hot chocolate, a nice firm pillow, and the internet.  he also probably didn't see greens for a long while, so it's only fitting to honor the man with a little bit o bloom...

this bud's for you

i'm pretty sure these sea creatureish ranunculus buds come alive at night and leave a slime trail around the apt

buttery

i had a good ol' time today hanging with the wonderful & talented sarah ryhanen of saipua. she has a generous spirit and is a wizard with the pruning shears - and we made this yellow dandy in her brooklyn shop. the palate brings to mind sun rays, butter, summer days, babies' butts... what, i ask you, is better than a baby butt? the answer is nothing. but this comes in a close 2nd:

 check out more of sarah's mad skillz in her weekly d*s column...

the ouchy beauty of the blue thistle

even the LEAVES of these things bite. mixed with leucadendron (safari sunset!) and eucalyptus they make a stunning winter mix

fruit & flowers: my favorite combo platter

pink & purple

when i was in 2nd grade pink & purple was the best color combo i could possibly think of. lisa frank folder: p&p; spin-painted t-shirt from squirt works: p&p; fave my little pony: p&p.

my 2009 version for your enjoyment:

quinces

there are apparently 3 kinds of quince fruit according to practically edible - because that's what they are. practically, but not quite. i bought one at the grocery store the other day and it tasted like a chalky old sock. their blossoms, however, are little treasures. behold:

the non-flora

i've been really into experimenting with non-flower arrangements - they suggest flowers from a distance, but when you get close they're something else entirely. take this guy for instance:

purple kale and raspberries totally pretending to be roses or peonies.

shove off, winter

nothing says beat it to the frost quite like these bright beauties and their springtime enthusiasm. shine on, girls!