kinmokusei

If you've been reading our blog, you know that I enjoy the fragrance of kinmokusei (sweet olive) and associate it with Autumn.

This huge tree caught my eye as I passed by, so I went up to see what it was
 

Huge!

Most times kinmokusei are tiny bushes, I think this is the biggest one in our neighborhood.

autumn is here??

Autumn is supposedly here, but the weather is still quite warm during the day. I've noticed that the kinmokusei (sweet olive) trees have begun to bloom and their fragrance is still rather light (should get stronger as more flowers bloom). I usually associate autumn with the blooming of this flower.

Can't wait for the temperature to drop so that the leaves can change nicely! We haven't had really spectacular autumn leaves for the past two years.