Saturday, May 16, 2009

RIP, jasmine blossoms

I bought a jasmine plant months ago, and it quickly seemed to have blossomed all that it was going to for this year. But then some weeks ago, a few new buds appeared. I was excited for these to finally blossom and once again fill up the part of the living room that they inhabit with their gentle scent.

About a week ago they were on the verge of blossoming, but their young lives were cut short when savage winds from a freak thunderstorm blew them clean off their stems. Poor buds; they'll never have their debut as lovely, fragrant, fully blossomed jasmine flowers.

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