6.9.11

Orange Jessamine

I wonder why they're called in that color when they are so brilliant white.
It's one kind of flower that I missed. It is very fragrant especially at night. I had 2 trees of this that never failed to bloom all year round. It always filled my house with its fragrance. When we moved to our recent house, I could only move the potted plants. 
"White...is not a mere absence of colour; it is a shining and affirmative thing, as fierce as red, as definite as black...God paints in many colours; but He never paints so gorgeously, I had almost said so gaudily, as when He paints in white." 
-- G. K. Chesterton




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9 comments:

  1. forgetmenotSeptember 6, 2011 at 8:57 AM

    Beautiful flowers--and I know they smell just wonderful. I love the quote on "white". Mickie :)

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  2. Gemma WisemanSeptember 6, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    Such radiant white flowers! Extremely beautiful!

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  3. Mama Vernz TheorySeptember 6, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    wow, this is so pretty... they look like gum flowers decked on cakes.. lovely.. was here for Ww. see you back :)

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  4. imrizSeptember 7, 2011 at 12:06 AM

    a misnomer? nevertheless,the purity of those blooms speaks for itself :)
    have a great week.

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  5. emzkieSeptember 7, 2011 at 6:01 AM

    beautifuL! i wonder the same thing, why its named orange? visiting you from WW. hope u can visit my first entry My Photo Meme Blog

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  6. emzkieSeptember 7, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    by the way.. followed u too. thanks for following! maybe we could xchang link? my baby is new

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  7. anneSeptember 7, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    So radiant, even just to look at it, you can have an inner peace. I haven't seen a flower like that here. BTW my entry is here Mary Anne’s Musings, I hope you can pay a visit, thanks!

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  8. RcelSeptember 7, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    I love the saying! So true.

    And the captures, too! They are so lovely! :)

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  9. rayaSeptember 7, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    thanks for the info, te! those are beautiful shots ! thanks for joining WW

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