When I was a little girl my grandpa had a working farm. He raised livestock and had two gardens that fed the family. This was a great place to play and learn a lot of lessons about life and death. I played in the fields of his farm through each season enjoying things from sledding to gathering wild flowers. One thing I remember vividly was the scent of a particular shrub. Often called Allspice shrub or Bubby Bush (yes, odd names) it was once used for sachets and fragrances for women. Even though I'm fond of the sweetness of the shrub I really just love the nostalgia.
Is this the flower of an Allspice shrub? Do you have one growing in your garden?
ReplyDeleteI wish you had been here with your camera this afternoon. You would have been able to get a perfect 30 Days of Nature photo. There are 5 baby groundhogs hanging around the backyard this year. This afternoon two of them were playing in the whiskey barrel planters in the back garden hopping in and out and chasing each other around. It was really cute.
~Jil
I do not have one of these in my yard. I think the climate is a bit too warm.
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