I know it isn’t Memorial Day yet – the official start of Summer – but it smells like it at my house. This gorgeous gardenia bush next to my mailbox is teeming with velvety pristine white blooms exuding its sweet, exotic fragrance.
As soon as I walk out the front door, the fragrance wafts through the air gently tickling my nose. Seeing the blooming bush makes me smile when I pick up the mail – regardless what is in the box.
The scent of gardenias is a sure sign of Summer in Alabama. It cheers me up. And it makes me think of my sister, Lori, who had gardenias in her bridal bouquet despite the florist’s best effort to try and talk her out of it. As her matron of honor, I was standing close enough to smell her bouquet when she said her “I do’s” twenty four years ago next Monday. That makes me smile too!
Wishing you all a summer of sweet scents and sweeter memories in the making as we all learn how to function like real people once again! Enjoy!
Such a lovely sentiment, Kim. As I walk through my neighborhood, I enjoy the scent of the lilacs in bloom. Sunshine and flowers! Sure sign of summer! Enjoy!