"I have to stop making excuses and actually start snapping pictures. I snap a few as I run out the door, I should probably get in early when the museum is quiet and take my time."
Yes. Slow down, take a breath and send us lovely flowers. We'll slow down with you. (Thanks, Matt!) MGR
Hi,
I was just at the Met on Sunday, and imho, those flowers have a very strong, unpleasant smell, unfortunately.
I agree about the smell - the flowers are replaced on Monday, so you were there at the end of the cycle when the flowers are 100 percent open and the pollen is everywhere. On the weeks when they have lillies it gets powerful by Friday. I think they try to rotate varieties so that it does not smell strong every week~~ The cherry and plum blossom weeks were wonderful~~ Beautiful when in full bloom, not overpowering. Whatever they had this past week was nonoffensive, too, a type of branch with small, yellow star-like flowers.
I read an article in one of the home magazines a while back showing a photo of the previous florist charged with these monumental weekly floral creations, working on his last arrangement before passing the torch (or Calla Lilly) to his heir florant.
Matt-- this is so cool that you do this, and help us all notice something that, while so brilliant and beautiful, frequently takes a backstage to the people-watching and hurried navigation of the Met's sometimes frenzied yet always grand lobby.
Hey, MGR-- the Met has a great Friday night drinks/music thing... perhaps another possible venue for an AT outing?