After over a week flat on my back (thankfully the French Open was on TV and Marilla introduced me to a website called GoodReads.com to keep me from total insanity), I am up and around and feeling about 90%, soon to be 100%. This from almost tripping several times and apparently wrenching my back and gluts in the process of saving myself from falling and really doing damage!!
However, I didn't want to wait to add the link to ONE on this blog for any who have not heard about its launch today. http://www.one.org This is our opportunity to give solidarity to the fight against the many injustices in our world, beginning with action and policy against hunger and disease and including influencing the next presidential election results. For those of you who remember our college days spent protesting and trying to make the world a better place, I urge you to participate or at least to listen and read.
Merida is f
illed with trees blooming this month and last. The flamboyanes (royal poncianas in English) are awesome in orange and what we call lluvia de oro (golden rain or genus cassia) is resplendant with yellow petals dripping on the trees. The orchid trees (bauhinia) are blooming purple and the tamarind fluffs are all over the place. But the most amazing tree we've seen so far (we were told is called Pseudobombar, but think it is really Calliandra) has a flower looks like this:
However, I didn't want to wait to add the link to ONE on this blog for any who have not heard about its launch today. http://www.one.org This is our opportunity to give solidarity to the fight against the many injustices in our world, beginning with action and policy against hunger and disease and including influencing the next presidential election results. For those of you who remember our college days spent protesting and trying to make the world a better place, I urge you to participate or at least to listen and read.
Merida is f
illed with trees blooming this month and last. The flamboyanes (royal poncianas in English) are awesome in orange and what we call lluvia de oro (golden rain or genus cassia) is resplendant with yellow petals dripping on the trees. The orchid trees (bauhinia) are blooming purple and the tamarind fluffs are all over the place. But the most amazing tree we've seen so far (we were told is called Pseudobombar, but think it is really Calliandra) has a flower looks like this:
We bought what so far looks like a stalk of this tree, but hopefully by next year, we too will boast about it blooming in our yard. Our petrea vine (aka sandpaper vine which most closely resembles wisteria in color and feel) is also abloom up and down our outdoor stairway which goes to our upstairs terrace:
