A walk in the Lodhi garden in November brought me to a halt near a tree with pink flowers. It brought back a flood of memories.
Bangalore has these lines of trees that at certain months of the year shed all green leaves and turn into a splash of a single colour.
The Pink Tabebuia trees turn pink (of course!!) with abundant pink coloured blossoms in December. And in celebration of 2 birthdays (nandu, ammandu!!) the Jacaranda trees sprout fragile purple flowers in February. The flowers fall lazily to the ground in the gentle breeze and making a Persian carpet on the floor!
But I am fascinated by the Yellow Tabebuia trees, which have an especially thick cover of breathtaking yellow blossoms. The yellow is so vibrant that it never fails to arrest my attention and hold it. It’s like the glorious sun come down to visit us.
Near our apartment in Jayanagar we had a yellow flowered tree commonly called the copper pod …I think!
We had a lovely pink tree in SAMS (Sri Aurobindo Memorial School) and it was always a treat to watch it in full bloom.
Bangalore has these lines of trees that at certain months of the year shed all green leaves and turn into a splash of a single colour.
The Pink Tabebuia trees turn pink (of course!!) with abundant pink coloured blossoms in December. And in celebration of 2 birthdays (nandu, ammandu!!) the Jacaranda trees sprout fragile purple flowers in February. The flowers fall lazily to the ground in the gentle breeze and making a Persian carpet on the floor!
But I am fascinated by the Yellow Tabebuia trees, which have an especially thick cover of breathtaking yellow blossoms. The yellow is so vibrant that it never fails to arrest my attention and hold it. It’s like the glorious sun come down to visit us.
Near our apartment in Jayanagar we had a yellow flowered tree commonly called the copper pod …I think!
We had a lovely pink tree in SAMS (Sri Aurobindo Memorial School) and it was always a treat to watch it in full bloom.
I completely agree with you. Lal Bagh(Bangalore's pride- a large botanical garden) has many paths with trees that turn pink, yellow, lavender or even red (I promise to be more literate about what trees those are next time, and not just say 'tree'). It makes you wonder why you are so fussy about what colours you can match in your wardrobe, when actually all colours seem to blend perfectly fine in nature!
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