The Sun is slowly rising in our city. I had
always loved mornings. It’s the time when the mind is fresh and when we could
decide whether we want this day to be good or bad. It is always a joy to see
the soft yellow sunshine sweeping the streets and the trees. Most of my
mornings are filled with the scent of Pavizhamallis otherwise known as Coral
Jasmine. It is a simple flower with white petals and orange tube at the center.
As I walk everyday to the bus stop, I pass
a carpet of these flowers on the street. Actually it is blooming in a tree
which belongs to a nearby house and one branch had grown towards the street.
Flowers from this branch are covering a portion of the footpath. It is a
wonderful sight.
A quick Google tells me that the name of
these flowers is Nyctanthes arbortristis. I don’t
know why anyone had chosen such a name for this tree. The meaning of this name
is ‘Night blooming sad tree’. But I can’t see anything sad about this tree
except the fact that the flowers are short lived. But most of the flowers which
belong to the Jasmine category are short lived. The tree should be very happy
that its flowers are so lovely.
The weekend is here!!! Two days of creativity
ahead. Planning to stitch something new
(a bag or purse) this weekend. And a lot
of reading…
Currently I have a lot of books in my
reading basket. But still the yearning for going to a book store is strong. I
am beginning to suspect whether I am addicted to ‘book-shopping’.
