Suddenly, the beautiful Jacaranda blossoms appeared. They
are the color of lilacs.
In Manitoba, located in the central part of Canada, it's
very cold in winter, and lilac blossoms welcome spring. The awakening of the earth begins with
the prairie crocus, which pop up through the ground as soon as the snow begins
to melt away, the daffodils soon follow and finally the tulips. As the tulips show their full splendor,
the lilacs blossom.
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| Jacaranda: Tropical spring blossoms |
Just as the winter solstice here in the tropics holds far
less impact than a Canadian prairie winter solstice, the welcoming of spring
holds only a minutia of change. Although
beautiful, the Jacaranda marks an insignificant change of seasons. But the lilac has a clear duty to
perform, welcoming the warmth of spring after an obvious winter of snow, ice
and days of -25C.
Along with the blooming of the Jacaranda, came the street
vendors selling tulips. It was my friend
Joan's birthday on Friday. We
partied Sunday. I bought a pot
with three tulips, thinking she could plant them, and they would come up again
next year. Perhaps if she keeps
them in her freezer?
Speaking of Joan, she turned sixty-seven. Nieves, Loretta, Joan and I hiked the
hills then settled in for an hour of aerobics with Joan's aerobics
instructor. It was a wonderful way
to celebrate the passing of another year, all of us, with of course the
exception of Nieves, over sixty and able to hike mountainous terrain, lift our
legs, jump up and down and cha-cha with the best of them.
Joan's husband Doug is an amateur chef, and the first time
in my life that I can remember I over ate, and suffered the consequences.
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