Sunday 8 March 2015

Lily (March)


El Niño has not had its undesirable effect. March can be the hottest month, an end to heatwaves before equinox, but except for a few scorchers this summer has been mild. Cool mornings gave respite from fears of intensity, that last summer kept us home from work. A ‘toothbrush’ grevillea died but pink lilies came out of the ground on purple-green stalks. We cannot remember putting the corms into the soil. Great ensembles of trumpets were awoken by nights of heavy rain. Some of them have singed, yet they announce themselves, against all odds. Next summer’s heat may be impossible.

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