Summer Scent Safari

This weekend I spent with my in-laws that live in the Swedish coutryside. Since I've been a bit touchy lately about what fragrances I wear I bought with me a little collection of fragrances I know I like, just to be on the safe side. It turned out I really didn't had to worry. Outside my mother-in-laws kitchen window there is a huge jasmine bush and it was in full bloom, enveloping the whole house in a massive cloud of jasmine scent, in its crazy indolent glory. If that doesn't lift ones spirit, I don't know what does.

Here are some pics of the great smelling flowers I found strolling around in the garden.

Jasmine bush

Close up of jasmine flowers.

Yellow lillies

Bluebells, I think.

Daisies.

Wax plant, this one is potted indoors

Spring Scent Safari, Part 1 - Springflowers

I live in Stockholm, the Swedish capital city. For a big city Stockholm has a lot of nature, after all, it's built on an archipelago and there are plenty of parks and green areas. But hanging out in a park only gets you that far. Sometimes you want to experience REAL, unspoilt, unplanned nature. I'm lucky enough to have some of the nicest in-laws imaginable, and they live far out in the Swedish countryside. This Easter we visited them for the holidays. I thought I'd make the most of my visit and had a stroll around the house, taking in scents and the generally hopeful ambiance of spring by photographing the spring flowers. Unfortunately non of these flowers has much of a scent, but they are beautiful all the same!

Vitsippor

Vårkrage

Snöddroppe

Krokus

Scilla