While sitting at the table listening to some fine traditional Mexican guitar music, Karen noticed a small white cluster of flowers. She grabbed my camera and took several shots.
I googled small, white, Mexican, cluster, round flowers with dark green leaves (and a variety of other descriptions) and could not identify them.
Of course I am hearing everyday how nice the weather is in Oregon and how we should be home so that Karen can start her gardening. She is, of course, missing many of the blooming flowers that we normally see much later in the Spring.
Identifying flowers is not always easy, but I'll bet you figure this one out. It's quite distinctive. You are sure right about the flowers blooming in the great North West. So far: Grass Widows, Yellow Bells, Golden Bells, Kitten Tails, Trillium, Balsam Root... and after this next week of sunshine, I expect the spring bloom to be in full force. Even pear trees are on the verge of blooming. We can only hope there will not be a late winter arctic freeze, like the one hitting the east coast. The vase in your photograph reminded me to tell you about something I found at Catherine Creek. The area is an extensive state reserve, historically dotted with homesteads and a large community garbage dump. Of course, all the organic elements of the dump are long gone, leaving only hardware brought over in wagon trains from the east coast or Europe. Well... I left the trail, found the dump site, kicked over a tuft of grass and discovered an undamaged inkwell. No noticeable scratches or chips. It is probably from the 19th century. I cleaned it up and put in in our memory table. It would make a cool little vase for a single flower, or fit nicely in your antique cabinet.
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