Scents and Scent’s Ability August 19, 2011
Posted by nrhatch in Art & Photography, Nature, Poetry.trackback
Flowers dot the landscape
Living in pots
Or small garden plots
Wafting delicious scents on summer breezes
Energizing us with beauty, color, and fragrance
Recalling us back to the present moment
Scents and Scent’s Ability
No rules. Just write!
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Spirit Lights The Way 
Love the bushes. Are they azaleas?
I don’t think so. Unlike azaleas, they are long bloomers. It’s a tropical plant, but the name escapes me at the moment.
are they bougainvillea?
Look like Crepe Myrtle
Bougainvillea or Oleander seem to be good bets. We had crepe myrtle in Maryland and this flowers differently.
I keep meaning to walk around with someone who really knows plants and have them fill me in on the plants in the neighborhood.
F L O W E R S – you sneaky woman – trying to throw us off scent! 😀
Yay! Amy’s got scents-ability!
Are they Oleander?
I think that’s it, PiP!
Oleander do grow in this area and can reach 20 feet in height. These bushes along the roads in our neighborhood are close to that height.
Beautimous! I don’t need to tell you which are my favorites!
No, you don’t! 😉
There is NOTHING – bar NOTHING – as wonderful as the scent of flowers. The warm lavender winds of the South of France; the memory of freesia in a stone stairwell at Churchill’s old house….heady stuff….
I agree ~ the aroma of food is enticing, but not when it lingers too long. Floral scents rarely outlive their welcome. 😀
Beautiful flowers heighten the s(c)ens(t)es! You can never have enough floral scents. Very scentsible!
Great scents~ability, Barb. 😀
I like to use flowers in my art as aform of abstract design. Flowers are so organic in the visual composition.
Good point. The colors found in nature are so diverse and appealing.
Beautiful photos, awesome title, clever you! 🙂
Thanks, Ruth. Of course, if I was truly clever, I’d be able to identify ALL the flowers in the photos instead of speculating. 😉
Beautiful, my favorites are the pink ones.
I love the vibrant pink of those geraniums. They scream SUMMER! 😀
pretty, pretty, pretty…:)
Red, yellow, pink, white, blue, purple, green, orange . . . flowers brighten our lives. 😎
my dining room smells wonderful at present, I have hyacinths growing in a bowl
I believe that hyacinths are my FAVORITE floral scent. Such a wonderful way to celebrate Spring’s arrival.
Very pretty photos, makes me long for spring 🙂
Grab a bottle of vino and head over to Sidey’s to smell her hyacinth. 😉
That will remind you that Spring is around the corner.
Flowers attract bees. Ouch.
And butterflies! Aah . . . 😀
Lovely selection of flowers there Nancy! From what I see, you have black eyed Susans, pink geraniums, carnations, Asian lilies, daisies and a cut flower I love because it’s long lasting… Alstroemeria (orangey red flowers next to the lilies).
Good job and colorful too! 🙂
Eliz
Oh, thanks! I’m not always the best with the names of flowers and plants ~ unless I’ve grown them in my own yard.
Oh yeah, if you have a close up of that tall flowering shrub we might have better luck at guessing… It could be anything from bougainvillea to Oleander to Weigela Florida… 🙂
Okay, I confess… I love flowers and gardening and my mom was a black belt gardener. 🙂
Thanks, E!
That’s what I’m thinking . . . I need to head round and get a close up of the foliage. I’ll also look up Weigela Florida and see whether that seems a likely candidate.
Great pics, and I love your title.
Thanks, TillyB. I changed the title at least 5 times: Scents and Sensibility -> Scents and Scentsibility (looked too hillbilly-ish) -> Scents and Scentsability -> Scents and Scents~Ability -> Scents and Scent’s Ability!
Aah . . . that’s better. 😀
Sometimes it takes me longer to write the title than the post 🙂
Sometimes the post practically names itself. Other times, I have to drag it out of the murky recesses. 😛
Third one down I think is Gallardia.
There are a million words that can be said with flowers and all of them are beautiful
Thanks, misswhiplash. Is Gallardia the latin name for Black Eyed Susan?
I love seeing splashes of color when we’re out and about ~ blue sky, turquoise water, and flowers in every color of the rainbow!
Aaah, thanks Nancy, I’m refreshed!
Thanks, Naomi. Glad you enjoyed. Flowers add so much to our lives.
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Love the photos and the carefully crafted words that accompany 🙂
The weekly photo challenges are lots of fun ~ I enjoy seeing what participants come up with each week.
Your take on the theme offered something a bit different. 🙂