Scent Reflection: Spring in the City

It’s early spring in Vancouver, and that means a riot of every kind of blossom. Apple, cherry, Magnolia, and Plum. While some are softly scented, others are rich and creamy, like waking through pollen. Plum blossoms are almost fruity sweet. Apple, like the feral apple above, are delicate and ephemerally sweet with more pollen than anything. There is a vine-like bush with the best blossoms of all. I’m going to make a point of remembering where they are so I can ID it when the leaves come out. It is absolutely blossom heaven.

Most of all, I love the way the blossoms mix with wet moss, soil, and the fresh new greeness of the spring.