a sweet grass of May

[asakiyume]

I first tasted this grass when walking with teenybuffalo one May a few years ago. It tastes like a combination of vanilla and the scent of a mown hayfield. I love it. And each year since, I enjoy it, and then it fades from my mind until the following May, when I see it, remember, and am delighted anew.



It is in bloom right now. Tiny tiny flowers.

Comments

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

That looks like a magical garden!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

For whole moments and longer it *is* that.

[xjenavivex.livejournal.com]

That's beautiful

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Thanks--I love how delicate and small it is. And hairy!

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

That's so lovely.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I love this time of year.

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

For the longest time I've wanted to meet vanilla grass (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierochloe_odorata). This doesn't look like that picture, but whether it's the same grass or something else, I pine for it. :)

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I checked Google images, using that grass's Latin name (because the Wikipedia picture was a bit hard to parse), but alas, no--a different grass. I would love to see/taste that one!

This is a pretty small grass... I tried identifying it once, but lost steam before I accomplished my purpose.

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

There are lot of grasses. Oh, for an agrostologist!

[heliopausa.livejournal.com]

That's lovely! I wish I could breathe in those fragrances, too. :)

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I wish I could bring them to you, or you to them!

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

I love tasting different grasses, and I would like t try your sweet May grass. :D

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

If only the flavor would keep, I could pop some in an envelope to you...

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

*nods* Sadly, the flavors are fleeting.