‘A Garden after the Monsoon’ is an exquisite fragrance from Hermes, crafted by the brilliant Jean-Claude Ellena. I reach for it whenever we’ve had a tropical storm, as it eases the pain of the rain – olfactory beauty as a balm. After the wild maneuverings of the weather these past few days, I ventured out into the garden on a sunny morning and surveyed the wet remains of the storm that came before. There is often joy in the remnants of rain, sparkling as they do under the promise of a sunny day.
The hosta plants have begun their blooming season. It feels early, when so many other things (our patio plants for instance) are so far behind (a banana tree that I overwintered in the garage has only just started poking its timid leaves from the ground – just in time, as I was about to toss it out). Now I’m getting sidetracked by tales of woe and disappointment, and the point of this post was to appreciate the pretty aftermath of a summer storm. Back to that in this last photo from the morning.
