Saturday, August 2, 2014

Winter's Fragrance




Sweet is the fragrance
Which scents the air
Exotic and tropical
Its perfume beguiles
My thoughts are carried
To warmer climes
Belying the chill
Of a Winter’s afternoon…

Prose - Dianne Dawes ...♥ 



These photographs were taken in my garden this afternoon. They are the creamy-white blossoms of Michelia Doltsopa “Silver Cloud”, a compact form of the Michelia genus and also a member of the Magnolia family. The shrub is evergreen, flowering profusely from late Winter to early Spring. The flowers have a delicate tropical, lemon scent; the wood is also fragrant. Please enlarge the images.

27 comments:

  1. Exquisite flowers, excellent soft and delicate, full tones of the beauty of your words!

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  2. I imagine you closing your eyes and smelling the parfume of your beautiful flowers ! it's that I would do !
    wish you a lovely weekend Dianne

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  3. I can smell the warmth of your flowers, summer is here!
    Besos!

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  4. Thank you dear Leovi for your sweet words, yes, the flowers are exquisite.
    Besos
    xoxoxo ♡

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  5. Thank you dear Yannis for your sweet words...true, I have no room for Winter or coldness in my heart, only love and warmth.
    Warm greetings

    xoxoxo ♡

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  6. Thank you dear Marty for your lovely words, yes the fragrance of the flowers is lovely, close one's eyes and enjoy their perfume.
    wish you a lovely weekend too.
    bisous
    xoxoxo ♡

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  7. Thank you dear Leovi for your sweet words, it was cold here today but the sun was shining, the fragrance was so lovely as the sun shone on the flowers, I could pretend it was Summer!
    Besos
    xoxoxo ♡

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  8. Bonjour Dianne,
    Bravo pour ces magnifiques photos !
    Je te souhaite un excellent week-end.
    Bises. ♡

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  9. ✿⊱•°
    Lindas imagens, doce perfume das flores tropicais!...
    Bom fim de semana!
    Beijinhos.
    ¸.✿⊱╮╮

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  10. Your words are just as pretty as the flowers. I feel refreshed! :)

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  11. Beautiful flowers, so pure and innocent :-) Beautiful poem! With best wishes :)

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  12. Bonjour Olivier ,
    Merci pour vos aimables paroles! Je vous souhaite une merveilleuse semaine.
    Bises
    xoxoxo ♡

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  13. Obrigada querida Inês pelas suas amáveis ​​palavras.
    Desejo-lhe uma boa semana!

    Beijinhos
    xoxoxo ♡

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  14. Thank you dear Sui for your sweet words, I am so pleased you feel refreshed. :)

    xoxoxo ♡

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  15. Thank you dear Cosmo !
    xoxoxo ♡

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  16. Thank you dear Joanna for your lovely words.
    Hugs and best wishes
    xoxoxo ♡

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  17. Thank you dear ANNA-LYS !
    xoxoxo ♡

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    1. Dear Dianne,
      Can I find You on Facebook?
      Hugs,
      Anna-Lys aka Christina ;)

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  18. Todos los dias la evolución nos está mostrando la maravilla de este mundo

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  19. Beautiful garden, Dianne. They are lovely !!
    I take your link to follow.
    A kiss from Béjar Salamanca

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  20. Gracias, querido Juan por sus amables palabras, sí, hay mucha belleza en este mundo.
    abrazos

    xoxoxo ♡

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  21. Thank you dear Laura. M for your kind words, thank you for following my blog.
    A kiss
    xoxoxo ♡

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  22. Pero que maravilla, ha de ser intenso el olor y casi hasta aquí he podido oler, que maravilla,
    las fotos son increíbles, me han gustado mucho,
    disfruta de estas flores tan delicadas, yo no las conocía,
    gracias por compartir,

    besos y abrazos
    ;)

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  23. Elia querido amigo, gracias por sus amables palabras. Sí, las flores son muy bonitas, así que es la fragancia fresca.
    abrazos y besos

    xoxoxo ♡

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  24. Dear Anna-Lys aka Christina , such a pretty name! Lovely to see you here again,I hope you are well? Sorry my dear I don't have a Facebook account.
    Hugs,
    Dianne
    xoxoxo ♡

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