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03-MAY-2010 © MiekeWAMinkjan

5 Hyacinth

Melbourne, Australia

I found a sign of spring in a garden centre.
Seasons are also mixed up here because of commercial reasons, like in Europe.
The fragrance of a hyacinth brings back memories of spring in the Netherlands.

Hyacinthus is a genus of bulbous flowering plants,
formerly placed in the lily family Liliaceae
but now regarded as the type genus of the separate family Hyacinthaceae.

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS
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Frank Brault07-May-2010 02:04
Lovely light and color. A great find for late fall.
LynnH06-May-2010 19:14
One of my favorite memories of spring. When I was a little girl, a neighbor had many hyacinths in her yard. One day, I picked them when she wasn't looking. I gave the flowers to my grandmother. Later, when the neighbor was complaining to her friend, my grandmother, I got in big trouble!
Bill Reed06-May-2010 02:52
Great flowers, wonderful color. They always smell so nice.
Jola Dziubinska05-May-2010 23:32
Love their intense scent, lovely flowers and light. V.
Stephanie05-May-2010 15:11
I love how hyacinths perfume the air.
Kerry Tingley05-May-2010 13:51
Beautiful! It is interesting how they "force" plants to grow at the wrong season with the help of a greenhouse.
Guest 05-May-2010 12:49
Yes, scents bring back a lot of memories, beautiful photo Mieke! V
Cindi Smith05-May-2010 11:40
I love hyacinths. A lot of memories come with certain flowers. Beautiful light in this image!
franz05-May-2010 10:19
I think you need a crash trip to your roots in Neteherlands! BV Mieke.
Chris05-May-2010 06:22
A haunting fragrance.
Kathryn05-May-2010 05:36
The fragrance of the hyacinth always has memories for me too,
I remember planting bulbs every year at school. Love the colour of this one.
Yvonne05-May-2010 05:35
I love the scent of these too!
borisalex05-May-2010 05:20
One of my favorites in spring too, they smell so fragrant! Thanks for this memory! V.
carol j. phipps05-May-2010 02:00
Yes, aromas, scents can bring on floods of memories. BEAUTIFUL composition.