Lemon Meringue Pie

I've posted this before...but....so fragrant!

I'm so enjoying the aromas of everything everyone has posted!

Blossoms of the Catalpa tree. Several of these trees are in my neighborhood and fill the air with their lovely scent in mid June.

Annie, I'm enjoying the aromas too. I can smell every one of them. The lemon pie looks and smells lol amazing.

:) Enjoying all the wonderful smells. Thanks for another day brightener, everyone. (and, of course, my mouth is also watering for the pie) ;)

Rain's comin'. Smell it in the air?

Winter...I almost can. Reminds me of my summers as a kid, and my Mom

trying to call us in before "the storm hits". We just wanted to stand out and

get wet. :)

And...we did! 😊 I have the same fond memory, Uptown. Then running through every puddle we could find. The bigger the better. Ahhh! The good old days. I wonder what my neighbors would think if they saw this 80 year old running around in the rain we're expecting shortly. Being frisky shouldn't stop in childhood. 😊

Winter..Ok....the next rain storm...we will go out and do it!!!!! And, then we can

talk about it and smile. Hope I can move half as fast as I did then, though.

You've got a deal, Uptown !!! With my lumpy old knees and my country walking stick...we'll make quite a pair. But I'll bet we'll be the envy of the wide-eyed neighborhood. 😊

LOL...thanks for such a feel good few minutes today. Have a great day....and

be safe.

You remind me of the time I was a child. It was summer and a huge rain storm was coming. I was so fascinated that just in the field there it was pouring and where I was it was dry yet. I remember my father yelling at me to get inside before I got wet, but I was too enchanted by this sudden phenomenon of being completely dry to completely wet to let it go so quickly.

Winter, when I was deciding what to post, I was thinking of a pic that would represent the fragrance of snow in the air too.

Oh...this is such a delightful morning. Memories abound. Isn't it amazing what accurate weather predictors our noses are?! A sign that we pay attention to all the little nuances that life has to offer. So many people don't...or...they're too busy to stop and smell the roses. I think...we're blessed! I, too, smell the snow before it starts to fall. Thanks for that reminder, Annie. 😊

'Graham Thomas' rose.

Freesia

This is an off-topic picture. I finally captured a picture of one of the hawks that hunts in my area yesterday. In addition, notice in the background that there's still smog in southern California and there are red tides (phytoplankton blooms) on the water.

Not so familiar with your fauna fun, but in our area, I'd presume that bird was a turkey vulture of which we have a lot in our area.

@Annie Deighnaugh You may be right. I don't recall the red head, but it flies so fast that it's hard to capture with the camera or my eyes. I sometimes see them hunting in pairs.

ETA: I had a shot from a different angle and was able to enlarge it. While blurry, I think it does have a red head! Thanks, @Annie Deighnaugh, for the correction. I'm pretty unfamiliar with flora and fauna identifications, so it's great to have someone give me the right names for the plants and animals I see.

Not a pleasant smell, but one you notice. Photinia's smell has been compared to lots of nasty odors. Look it up and see what I mean. It is National Sense of Smell day, not pleasant smell day.

My new tree rose smells heavenly!