May 6, 2025

Tallgrass Prairie National Reserve, Strong City, KS

Every May

Every May this Orange Blossom blooms in my backyard. It’s so heavy with blooms and aroma that it leans over and looks like it might break. You can smell it from across the garden.

The first year I lived here I moved in too late to see it bloom. It was overgrown and I boldly went forth to trim it back, ending up with poison sumac all over my arms and face.

But in May it apologized and shared these beautiful blossoms with me and we have been dear friends ever since.