As Spring moves on to Summer

 I begin the mid spring with pictures of the blossoms that have captured everyones' attention. Yes, they are the mangoe trees filled with their mid spring to early summer blossoms draped in their new green leaves. They seem to tells us this year its going to be tons of mangoes. But I can tell you just wait until the nor'wester winds or the rains hit, much of it will be shed to the ground. Now, the bees are active, transferring the pollen, we can but wait for the soft juicy orange yellow mangoe bites with of the tangy sweet taste after the mangoe fuit ripens lest we decide to make pickles from the green mangoes!

I can already get the fresh smell of mangoes around!!

As the sun comes up now, its has become warmer and the peaceful whites as in the lilies are around, along with leftover chrysanthemums and the lovely large roses, probably the last of this season. They bring an air of soothing harmony alongside the calmness prevailing from the season.

I find a burst of fuchsia, its the plumeria like flower from the woody plant we got from Burma. It has a radiant bloom of fuchsia which couldn't wait for the shrub to gain its leaves. Since the woody stems still remain empty, waiting for the green leaves to appear following the winter. As I check, I notice the fuchsia around in the last roses and of course the spectacular array in the colourful hybrid bougainvillea branch, this simply is  the season's marvel. Does the garden ever stop giving its bright colours as these shades of yellow and fuchsia!! Just then I notice the young purslanes, as they start to come up with their bright sun yellow brightness, their stems are fast at spreading as the warm sun comes up, withstanding all the heat, they spread sturdily. And not forgetting the tiny tan-yellow flowering vines, as they creep up slowly, as if climbing high up in an attempt to reach the sun. I amazes me, how fast all these seasonal changes happen and are accepted by nature. So unique to each season, but so distinct with astounding clarity. Although year round, the summers have become longer, and their heat becoming stronger and drier by each year. It has largely taken over all the other seasons, shrinking the winters and monsoons in this part, the reasons mostly being the effect of "global warming". Yet, the past few years our part  of the world has'nt been hit by the terrible cyclones nor the strong nor'westerly winds which would bring devastation to areas hit them. Last year has been a year with balanced rain and winter and this spring has been totally temperature- controlled sunshine, calm, pleasant with a soft morning and evening breeze, a perfect bliss and an artist's paradise!!