My favorite time of year is when you go for an evening walk or bike ride and you can smell the jasmine in the air, sometimes even before you can see it.

I am talking about the star jasmine (also known as trachelospermum if you really want to get nerdy). This is not to be confused with yellow Carolina jasmine which is actually our state flower. So there was your South Carolina State History and botany lessons for the day. Homeschooling… nailed it.

In times like these when traveling is not an option, I am trying to find ways to make the most of where we live. Finding beauty in the flowers, walking a little slower and admiring the architecture, and exploring small back alleys that remind me of the South of France.

It has given us a chance to really get to know the jasmine around town so I thought I would share some of my favorites today:

Jasmine creeping over the window of an abandoned carriage house off Church Street.
a close up of the jasmine on our back fence. You can see the star shape here that gave it it’s name.
0 Tradd street. If you are familiar with “Rainbow Row” this is actually the side angle of the last house on the row that makes up Rainbow Row and probably the most photographed jasmine in the city.
North Adgars Warf, downtown near the pineapple fountain. I love how they have trained the jasmine to grow upwards along the trellises in between the doorways creating columns of jasmine.
Hampton Park. This is actually circa 2019. Check out that newborn baby!
jasmine + tiny alleyways + blue shutters
on a bike ride near the Wentworth Mansion.
Same canopy of jasmine at Hampton Park celebrating our 8th anniversary this week with lobster rolls from 167 Raw for mom and dad and Chic-fil-a for the boys.

I wish all of you were here to smell this. No worries, they’ll be back next year and perhaps I’ll meet you there. xx

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