July 7, 2012 -- Arum berries, fennel, and redbud "feathers"

In this little brown vase (and lying in front of the vase) are stout stalks of reddish-orange Arum berries.  They are always such a surprise, coming up as they do after the spear-shaped leaves have disappeared.  Here I've combined them with a spray of fennel flowers and some of the "feathers" I made using redbud pods and knotweed stems on July 3.