Waiting for the bus



                    Jasminum Sambac  aka   Grand Duke of Tuscany   aka  Arabian Jasmine

                                                           Tea Jasmine       Rose Jasmine



  • 'Grand Duke of Tuscany' - possesses flowers with doubled petals. They resemble small white roses and are less fragrant than the other varieties. It is also known as 'Rose jasmine'.   In the Philippines, it is known as kampupot.



In China, the flower is processed and used as the main ingredient in jasmine tea (茉莉花茶)

Pakistan, India and Middle East

It is one of the most commonly grown ornamentals in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, where it is native.[23][15] They are used to make thick garlands used as hair adornments. In Oman,Jasminum sambac features prominently on a child's first birthday. Flowers are sprinkled on the child's head by other children while chanting "hol hol". The fragrant flowers are also sold packed in between large leaves of the Indian almond (Terminalia catappa) and sewn together with strips of date palm leaves.[20]






Tonight there was only one bus, instead of two.
No choice.
You go to Granada Mall.

We had a storm! dust, wind, thunder, and rain.
I sat waiting for the bus in the balmy, sandy, post-storm air.
I picked the white flower and held it to my nose all the way to Grrrrrnada.
It reminded me of green apples, jasmine tea and "my" white garden in Taiwan.

Tomorrow I will take a better photo.















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