Flowers really make winter better

 

August market flowers
Acrylic on canvas
12 x 12 inches
Barbara Muir © 

It is a cold, grey winter day.  The scenery out of my back door is still
beautiful because the snow is deep and contrasts perfectly with
the houses and trees.  It makes the house roofs look like cake with
icing.  But even so we need some flowers.  So I'm glad we have
roses -- purchased before the Valentine's price spike, and in the
kitchen the Amaryllis is about to bloom again -- its radiant red
flowers so magnificent.

It is Wednesday but I'm thinking about our normal late Saturday
morning tradition -- visiting the Brickworks Market in Toronto and
our favourite farmer, a former European chef.  We count on buying eggs,
quiche, baked goods, the most delicious pies I've ever eaten in my whole
life and flowers (in season) from Jens Eller. He takes our order online,
and then gives it to us, and we have a great conversation when we go
to the market.

He is away now probably at least until June because of back surgery, 
so we miss him.  But I am working on a painting inspired by a 
magnificent bouquet we bought from him last summer -- (not the
one in the photo above.)

So in The Month of Love I want to honour everyone who makes our lives

happy.  Jens and Ayse from Marvellous Edibles Farm are wonderful, and 
we look forward so much to seeing Jens again at the market this summer.

As I've said before flowers are one of my addictions. (The other three are
coffee, art and love.)

Have a loving your life day.