THE COLOURS ARE BACK – SPRING IS HERE!

Spring is an interesting period of the year with the cold of winter just having gone there is a period of unease. The weather can be quite unpredictable. The beginning can wobble between cold and hot but once the heat has taken root then everyone knows spring is bidding farewell. In as much as the YO-YO type of weather is an issue it is what happens with the vegetation that is even more interesting. A number of plants have chosen this period as the best period to show the artistic side of nature. It is not for fun though this is part of the whole plant pollination cycle that enables plants to produce fruits and (in a number of instances)  lead to new plants … sustaining the specie!

The mixture of colours is just breath taking to say the least!

A brown tree truck with green leaves and flowers that have white, violet and purple (all in one!) set against a brown landscape of a residential neighbourhood.

A creeper on a neighbourhood plot displays its bright colours ...

A tree on the road side is drenched in white as if to show that it is too old for the landscape. The golf ball shaped white flowers are responsible for the trees apparent old age!

Another tree on the road side is draped in white. On closer inspection one can see the white flowers that have blossomed from the tree. The white flowers are in very large numbers comparative to the green leaves as such they give a deception that the tree is wholly white!

In the wild a tree looks strangely bleached green from a far. A closer inspection shows the culprits!

Even in the dark the beauty of while flowers on a tree are just stunning. It looks an eerie picture. The darkness fails to hide the effect of the flowers on the tree.

With all these colours on display it is official winter is gone; the colours of nature confirm the demise of winter and the official setting of spring in readiness for summer! Everywhere one looks the eyes are met with the various colours that the artist, that nature is, has kept hidden for a while. In the radiant colours it appears as if a giant lady’s dress has been draped over the land, it is time to go out and enjoy this display of nature!