I savoured the moment; gulped in the fresh, fragrant air. Only then did I wonder how I got there.
The answer was one I knew- the flower seller had done it to me.
Isn't it strange how scents have the ability to take you back in time and space? Jasmine flowers always do that for me.
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The sense of smell is the one most connected to memory. Clover reminds me of my childhood. Lilac also brings me back. Lilac is also my favorite scent in the world.
This photo is Singular, and your writing is melodic. Lovely drabble!
So true! Smell is an amazingly strong sense!
Wonderful post. I had this experience at the store a while back. This lady was wearing the same perfume my grandmother wears and it took me back to when I was a small child. =)
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Many of my memories are locked into the sence of smell, great post!
Nothing is more evocative than scent, it's true.
oh, now I want to live somewhere where they sell jasmine flowers in the market place. wait! I must be jealous. lovely drabble my dear drabbling queen.
Jan Morrison
Fragrance is so important to me. I wish we had jasmine. But I'll settle for the budding green of May here. Cherry blossom, grass, warming earth. So ... mmmm.
B
Food smells do it for me!
So true! Scent is such a wonderful reminder of times past. Happy or sad, It must be very hard to live without that ability.
The scent of moss always makes me think of my childhood.
I agree, had to be the flower seller! Fragrance or smells can take one back to an experience so easily and quickly. They can be very powerful.
Gregg Metcalf
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Happens to me all the time. Same with sounds or images. Senses are extremely potent!
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That happens to me, too. Fresh cut lawns take me back to when I was a kid running in the backyard in the summer.
I remember hiking in the foothills when I lived in California and I suddenly smelled something that reminded me of Spain - probably similar vegetation as the climate is similar.
Ann
I love the fragrance of Jasmine.
Hi Natasha .. I can imagine the difference in the smells of Bombay and the scent of fragrant jasmine by a child wandering, musing amongst the buds of the bushes .. just as we all have done. It's the contrast of today v yesterday's innocence .. and Jasmine is such an important flower in India. Loved this drabble - thank you .. I've never been to India - but you evoke thoughts here ..Hilary
Fresh baked bread still makes me cry after 25 years.
Oh how true!! A scent can carry us to so many places. What fun!!
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SueAnn
I've got some jasmine shampoo on the way to me, and every time I use it, I'll think of you~ :D LOL! <3
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