Every now and then I simply must take a break. But I don’t mean to imply that I want to stop painting. I just need some soothing scenery. Flowers or some other nature close up usually does it for me. Here are my trout lilies under the grape vine. Did you know that these won’t bloom unless their bulbs are situated at a shallow depth. Every year, the new bulb is deeper. If you see a patch of the mottled leaves in the woods with few or no flowers, you will know they have buried themselves too deep over time. When I plant mine, I dig a hole and then place a flat rock in it. I place the bulbs there and then cover them with about an inch of soil. They make a beautiful display in the spring.