365 Days of Ikebana-Day 39

Today was partly rainy and was mostly spent getting out and enjoying the day before the winds of hurricane Irene arrive on Saturday. Gathering some provisions for the weekend was a part of the day too. later I was able to gather some lovely gypsophilia (baby’s breath) , pink garden roses, and some dark red forsythia from our neighbor Juanita’s garden. I massed the gypsophilia then added the roses and forsythia. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would want to use baby’s breath, but the garden grown variety is really fun to use. It looks much to me like the plumes of a smoke tree in bloom, and created a lovely mass. It’s going to be added to my garden in town next year!