The Smoker Caterpillar

Hello dear readers,
who probably forgot about me and about blogs in general. Sometimes we loose our good routines along the way, for example the relationship I built up with this blog. As more time passes, harder it is to come back to good routines. But it is never too late, and the occasion is worth a try!

I am here, back after more than a year time, to share with you something I am very proud of and happy about. Last 12th of July, Robert and Bronwyn celebrated their love and transformed it into marriage. They gather their beloved ones that came from far away (the other side of the planet, actually) and made a wonderful party. They chose me for the floral work, and they asked me for a colorful picked-up-on-a-field vibe. I had the honor to create the flower jewels too for such a special occasion. It was a task I had not much experience with but they trusted me and I therefore I trusted myself. I put all my love and focus on it and I was very happy with the result. It was an extremely joyful moment when I placed the boutonniere on the lapel of Robert's suit and I was super excited when I placed the corsage on Bronwyn's wrist. I never ever thought before about such a moment.
Bronwyn was wearing the sixties wedding dress from her own mother which has lovely daisies decorating the cuffs and neckline. I though it would be sweet if her corsage would contain a daisy too.

Few days ago, after coming back from a loooong road trip with Manfred and Fauna, I got a surprise on my inbox: the photos of the wedding were finally ready! What an indescribable feeling to see my flowers again and photographed professionally. It is just so beautiful and a reminder, after many months, of how much I enjoyed working on this.

Sometimes, I like to work on my arrangements just with elements I can find in the surroundings of my home. It is like playing a game to find treasures. It's quiet convenient for me because I have to spend no money. I live in the middle of a big city, and despite my neighborhood is quiet green, the plants you can find here are a mix between rests of a forgotten garden design and wild strong plants that invade the soil. At first, I always think there won't be many interesting elements. There are no planted Tulips, Narcissus or Chrysanthemums. This isn't Paris or... Heidelberg. But it's always surprising how much variety I manage to get. A day before I go to harvest I look carefully every bush and select exactly what I want. I mean, I must be careful to not be greedy. After all, I am kind of stealing from the public space. During the last weeks almost every bush and tree were in full blooming process so I couldn't let go the chance. Soon the strong winds would blow away every petal from every flower.

In fact, it wasn't easy to work with them because they are so fragile that every time I touched the stems, petals fell down like a rain. The white flowers with five petals, from the family of the Rosaceae, like the ones in almond and cherry trees are just ephemeral. The Lilacs and the Dandelions are stronger but whiter quiet fast, even if you run to put them in vases with water. I experienced then that the wild roses, which are also from the family of the Rosaceae, were fragile but also durable inside the arrangement. So, while the bloomed flowers in the stem would fall apart rapidly, the next ones would open on the next day. Fresh and new.

I had to work fast and maybe the final appearance is not so impressive because I didn't have "protagonist" flowers. But I enjoy that. I like tiny and subtle flowers. I like the bush kind of appearance. Like the third arrangement: is seems to be just a mass of green but when you are next to it and look at it closer you see all the details. But I may confess that my favorite result is the second one. It has a balance between subtle and ornamented.

I show you the arrangements in the order I realized them.

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