Larrybenedict's Fotothing

I agree --- the fragrance is special!

well I think it is great photo

A good description and shot Larry!!!!.......

They sure smell good..

lovely smell indeed! :)

again, a wonderful photograph, so well composed with the string of blossoms reaching diagonally across the picture. and also a most tasteful frame with matching colors. larry you are an artist !

I thought these were tulips from the thumb....how lovely, haven't seen these before...just wish we could smell them too:))

Fantastic flower with a speciall smell...:-))

Fantastic flower with a speciall smell...:-))

Beautiful shot....

Pretty, hope you don't get a frost before they set fruit.

Jo, I'm wondering if you were in the path of the most recent snow storm originating in New Mexico. I know St. Louis got some of it.
Today has been a rainy (warm) day in N. Florida. It's nice to have a day long rain as my pond is always thirsty. Frost and light freezes do not seem to bother fruit blossoms. We haven't had any hard freezes this year. Hope we don't now that I have baby pears on the tree, and young Blueberries too.

hmm... wish to smell them!

Wonderful Larry !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you Nora

Thanks Geoff

Günter, I wonder sometimes if you are "pulling my leg". I do enjoy taking photos, cropping from the original what it was I was wanting to capture. When I was very young, I wanted to be an artist (visual stuff), but ended up in sort of an artsy field. It has been fun. One of my many ex-wives told me once that I should never even pick up a camera because I didn't know how to compose a shot. Digital photography opened up the possibility that I might be able to capture moments in time after all. It is still challenging, but fun and about 10% of my shots are ones I like. Framing and bordering has added more enjoyment to the effort.

Samir, I've noticed that thick petaled flowers have a 'sweeter' aroma. I'm thinking of Magnolia's, etc. Gardenias are sweet smelling too, but I do not recall whether or not they have thick petals. Magnolia blossoms and Gardenias are things I am reminded of when the citrus trees are in bloom....a kind of heavy aroma that is sometimes too much for me, but not bad in small doses.

Barbara, each citrus tree has huge numbers of flowers, spread out over weeks. The open flower isn't as pretty as a tulip (for my taste), Tulips do not grow here as the ground doesn't not get cold enough for the bulbs to go through their cycles. I have purchased bulbs before and put them in the refrigerator for three months before planting outside and sometimes that works.

i like it...it is perfect...i mean..nice light and colors here.and angle too

Nice Capture of the Blooms, This is a first for me never seen navel Orange blooms before!!! i love Navel Oranges!!

Thank you Paulina. This shot was cropped out of a larger file. They tree is so full of bloom buds!

Glenn, these are just the buds. They are probably open now. I haven't checked on them since I shot this. All citrus blooms look pretty much the same. Lemon tree flower buds have a lot of purple on them, but are white when they open up.