Happy for Hyacinth

January 20, 2013

20130120-082808.jpg My Saturday stroll through the Market ended on a very happy note, as my very favorite tulip vendor also had a few buckets of hyacinth. We have had a string of super foggy damp days in Seattle, and seeing those blooms just perked me up thinking about Spring. These really are such happy flowers.

20130120-083332.jpg I placed the hyacinth around the shop. The above simple French drinking glass showing off the beauty of the buds.

20130120-083527.jpg The vintage clear glass bottle holding a hyacinth tightly in a display.

20130120-083631.jpg While a very large, wide mouthed apothecary jar gives the flower plenty of room to shine. The scent of the hyacinth would soon fill the air.