inhaling june
i'm not sure what it is that makes the air outside smell like it does at this time of year. but i love it.
sweet and fragrant, like baby-laundry detergent and subtle floral blooms swirled together to create a mysterious, intoxicating aroma that always reminds me of backyards at sunrise, and the last day of school, and my birthday.
the air only ever smells like this for a few special weeks each year as spring reluctantly makes way for the arrival of summer.
but, when it does, i lie in bed in the early morning and, with a smile of recognition, deeply inhale that rare magic as it drifts in through my open windows.
4 comments:
Around here, we call that orange blossoms! :-)
i think it's actually the sugar maples, possibly mixed with a little dogwood.
and i think i actually wrote about that last year around this time. :-|
Nature is something you can count on. ;-)
Around here, it is honeysuckle!
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