Woodbine, aka Honeysuckle aka Lonicera periclymenum opens its flowers … and I couldn’t decide which shot to use. All photos taken 16th May 2019
Woodbine, aka Honeysuckle aka Lonicera periclymenum opens its flowers … and I couldn’t decide which shot to use. All photos taken 16th May 2019
All so gorgeous and I like the second one with the dandelion fluff looking like sparkles.
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As I said, I couldn’t decide which to post. They all have their different plus-points. And I was bouncing when I saw the vine. Honeysuckle, smells divine; is a token of spring as it slips into summer. Next will come the dog roses.
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Love honeysuckle. It does smell divine!
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And I have such a nose (no, I don’t mean big, just sensitive) that I can smell it long before I see it.
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As do I !
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Great fro sweet flowers, not so good for pig farms!
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For some reason I like the simplicity of the top one. It’s so clear and shows the different stages of the flower. Yup I like the first one best. 😊
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I liked that one two. But then I liked the three in a row. Yet I liked the way the middle one catches the wind-blown dandelion seeds.
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Decisions, decisions. You make a good point on the second one. Hmmm… I think it’s either mood or clarity. Certainly the second one has more depth.
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And so I ended up posting all three …
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AYE! There’s the solution!
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Strange that’s what I hit upon … 🙂
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LOL 😊
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🙂
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Super gorgeous!
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Mmm, that’s what I thought, or words similar.
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Love honeysuckle!
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It is a beautiful flower … and sign that spring has now taken firm root
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What a weirdly gorgeous flower that is; it looks almost alien (but in a good way). I especially like the first photo, but the others are great shots too!
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I think that third shot especially looks weird, which is why I included it. And really strong colour for British flora. But a photo doesn’t capture the smell. As others have commented, it does smell divine
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Just thinking about it, I can conjure the smell, mmmm. Although my memory may be affected by these little white flowers on bushes that are currently blooming around here. Similar strong sweet smell.
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Perhaps it’s the universal smell of spring. Tantalising honey-smells to tempt the honey bees in.
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I’ve looked up photos, and you know how terrible I am at identifying plants, but I think it might be Asian Jasmine. The university has planted it all over the grounds for landscaping (including near my apartment) and the smell is amazing.
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Mmm, I had a potted version a few years back but after the first season it didn’t flower again. That is a divine smell, truly. Yet the honeysuckle does smell similar.
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