I walked out into the record-breaking warmth in search of my favorite winter bloom. Sarcococca doesn’t look like much with its evergreen leaves and tiny white flowers. The shrub’s scent is the harbinger of Spring, blooming in midwinter.
Some describe its scent as vanilla. To my sensitive nose, it smells like the Earth, waking up and offering its promise. Yes, the days are still short, and we will have further cold and dark days, yet the scent emboldens hope and faith.
Do you have a favorite harbinger of Spring What emboldens your hope and faith? Ki to Happiness sniffs the air.