As we continue to move into more whites, here come the fragrance filled "Summer Whites"

Amazing, how nature keeps a strong communication with it's environment from where it breathes, grows and withers away, back to the soil it loves so dearly, the cycle of life. The other day I realized that the temperature was rising and the sun was getting hotter and brighter during the day, the evenings were still cool. But suddenly the transformation came as I realised how warm it was getting even in the evening air, although according to the seasonal calender it was still spring, the maximum temps had far exceeded 30 degrees Celsius!. Then, one evening the rains came, as the clouds were waiting. This time of the year the rains are short and may come in the form of a storm. But it was only mild windy but came with hail too. Even after the rain, the sun continued to become slowly hotter and atmosphere warmer. May be all of this is a result of global warming!!!. The better side was, when I went up to the roof top, although the air was warm and a light breeze was there, one could feel the heat. When I started my regular walking I suddenly felt the fragrance fill air. Yes, it was intoxicating as I past the gardenia bush, orange-scented as I passed the creamy orange-jasmine bush, and of course the maximum sweet scent was felt as I passed the line of jasmine pots filled with the fresh white bloom. Even the plumerias, yellow-white as they stood like tips of icebergs, on the tops of the low trees were nearly in full bloom, although the shrub was yet to get its first fresh leaves. They all know that summer is knocking at our doorstep, their communication is stronger, we have a lot to learn from nature as they appear with their timely beauty and fragrance.

Furthermore, the science too gets more filled with the quest for knowledge. I was just wondering about all the pigments and their disappearance in presence of the bright sunlight as I mentioned early on about the pigments being cleaved by enzymes in the white flowers as shown in the study with the 'mums'. It just made me think deeply about the wonders of nature. As the sun and wamth take over, the white fragrances fill the trees, shrubs and the air. Also, the non-fragrant white ones are competing too. And joining with them are the white bougainvilleas and the lime green bract filled shrubs. The non-fragrant but white jasmines, both single and double ones have filled their tiny shrubs along with the butterfly like delicate white blossoms. So, the take home message is summer is already there in the air, if not on the calender dates, and ALL SUMMER WHITES are blooming strong, even the winter 'mums' becoming 'summer whites' and joining hand in hand with the summer blossoms  Take a look!!!