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It’s that special time in Spring when the orange trees adorn themselves with blossoms. The air is heavy with their fragrance and with the droning sound of the bees as they move from flower to flower, collecting nectar and pollinating the buds. It is a magical time, with nature’s perfume pervading the orchards and thousands of petals adorning the ground, like confetti after a wedding. This beauty is short-lived though, as soon the small fruit start to form, growing bigger and stronger, until the late autumn days are with us once again and it is time for a new harvest of oranges.
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It is thought that oranges originated in south-east Asia and were widely grown in the Mediterranean during the Arab conquest of the region in the ninth and tenth centuries.
Ah, beautiful post! I know how wonderful those blossoms smell because my neighbor has an orange tree. True, the blossoms don't last long, but they are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteSuper lovely post...I loove oranges! Wow..they sound so fragrant..awesome! Beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteKiki~
Just looking at your lovely photos is enough to make me imagine the scent filled orchards.
ReplyDelete♥...Wanda
Great photographs Loree..
ReplyDeleteMediterranean perfumes.
Costas
Oh yes, marvellous, this reminds me of Southern Spain: the gorgeous smell and the taste of the oranges...
ReplyDeleteOoooh, I wish I could smell that one day, it must be heavenly!
ReplyDeleteThat's strange, I just realized that I have never seen an orange blossom, only the orange on the tree ! The flower looks beautiful !
ReplyDeleteThe scent of orange blossoms was one of my favorites when living in Arizona. Believe it or not, I never saw the blossom until your post! It is very beautiful. The petals have a waxy appearance similar to orchids.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen an orange blossom before, so this is such a treat! Beautiful, Loree!
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