May 2026
Published 2026
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My favourite chapter was the Rose.
It's such a captivating flower - scent and beauty.
The mention of honeybees and huge violet carpenter bees making "their way down the rows of rose bushes, from bloom to bloom,
gathering pollen." (p. 132) is magical to me!
Learning about aromatic plants in Ancient Egypt, being used to make incense as well as scented oils, tars
and waxes needed for embalming (p. 153), was interesting too.
Flowers evoke emotions, desire, and connection through their perfume, their beauty, and their growth.
As Haskell writes, "Perfume tells the world that we are made from relationship, we are living communities.
We transcend the 'self', not as a metaphor or a mystical experience,
but as a reality experienced in our bodies...
To be 'me,' human, I need 'you,' plant." (p. 157).
❤️ Enjoy Every Moment! ❤️
#BotanicalChemistry #EvolutionaryHistoryOfFlowers
#Interbeing #LivingCommunities #Flower-ific
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