Photo Hunt Saturday--Twist(ed)

I wish this week's theme, Twist(ed), had come a couple of weeks later, so that my subject would be in full glory. My star jasmine's twisting tendrils are trained on metal obelisks on either side of our front door. In late spring/early summer, it erupts in tiny white star-shaped flowers whose visual beauty are surpassed only by their olfactory marvels. For a month, we are treated to the luscious smell of jasmine every time we pass through our front door.

One of these plants was, for all intents and purposes, dead about three years ago, the effects of a particularly nasty winter. I dug it up and hauled it to the nursery, where they pronounced it dead. Undaunted, I went home and replanted it and nursed it back on its long road to recovery. Today, it is only slightly smaller than its counterpart across the path.

In the first photo, you can see the vines twisting on their support. In the second, if you look carefully, you'll see the little bird's nest which has been built by some enterprising little feathered friend.

Comments

[Byrningbunny]

My mother always had jasmine planted under our bedroom windows. This is a wonderful way to greet your guests! I hope you show a picture when it is in it's glory.

It's also perfect for twisted.

[Liza]

i bet it looks awesome in it's full glory :)

[Liza]

i bet it looks awesome in it's full glory :)

[Andrée]

I just realized I have no idea what jasmine smells like! I think I'm missing out on something good. It must be a wonderful smell, tho, to walk thru every day.

[katney]

We had star jasmine on a trellis when I was growing up. I can remember the scent. It would not grow here. It WOULD be dead.

[Rebecca]

Cool! And I love the bird's nest!

[nina]

great shot :) nice take on the theme!

[Akinobu Nakashima]

Your blog was consulted for me. I live in Usa-city in the south in Japan. Please see my garden I made.
http://iyasaka.blogspot.com/