Bloom Shadows

 In mid-December, I put some paperwhites into a bowl of glass beads and enameled gravel.  F

 For about three weeks we weren't sure they would do anything.











But they bloomed.  They have a strong smell that's borderline cloying, but I like it.

We had a sunny morning, so I took advantage of the shadows and photographed the blooms.

Mark thought the photos looked creepy, like a murder mystery book cover, and added a helpful shadow.