The arrival of June was announced several days prior to June 1st. Perhaps it was the excitement of this most happiest of months that spurred the flowers to celebrate a few days earlier or maybe they just could not hold off any longer.
The unmistakable fragrance of June seeped into the bedding drying on the clothesline and found its way into the mudroom perfuming our garden gloves and hanging raincoats. It is a powerful elixir, causing one to stop dead in their tracks, distracted by its unexpected beauty wiping clear any former intentions.
I stood transfixed in the driveway, forgetting why I had even ventured out. It was as though a fog overtook me, a mix of Lilly of the Valley, Lilac, Crabapple blossoms, and Hyacinth aromas, combined to such a heavenly scent I stood, eyes shut, smelling the air like a drunken fool. As British author, Beverley Nicols, writes, “To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat.”
May we all be defeated by this most rewarding fragrance, rendering us useless with its calming and satisfying effects and may we all pause to bask in all that June has to offer.
Happy June Everyone
