Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment-Ellis
peters
Very true isn’t it? I always have this perpetual astonishment, an everlasting amazement.
The spring trees and the random sprinkling of the rain do not let my pen rest in peace in the season. It is spring in Bangalore. Spring makes the time in between winter and summer look lovelier with flowers and sparrows. You will definitely take your sunglasses off to see the trees in their full blossom even in the heat. There are lots of famous gardens in Bangalore, but then again these flowering trees await the eyes in every tiring corner of this busy city.
Tabebuia is the tree which is mostly seen in fullest in this
season. Tabebuias or ipe trees or trumpet trees are pink, purple, violet, yellow
and white. The tree takes after an oak tree and the flower of the neelakurinji
flowers which blooms ones in twelve years in shola and Nilgiri Mountains. And
also like the sour cherry which is worlds desired spring tree. What more they
could be like!! The chirping sparrows
add more beauty to them.
Other flowering trees of Bangalore in different seasons are
like red African tulip resembles tulip, violet jacaranda, yellow Indian
laburnum which is the regional flower of Kerala. Cork tree, gulmohar all worth
a watch. These flowers took my breath all the time I see them.
"A small house under the tabebuias
With sparrows nesting in them
Chirping to wake me up from sleep and naps.
Purple pink yellow violet and white
And the little brownie birds on branches……
What a pretty dream can I have
When the spring is in the air
And ‘m on my rocking chair
The splendour of spring and sparrows."
Have you ever been to an old market place under the trees in spring? if not , if possible try going to Jayanagar 4th block in the early morning .take a leisure walk around the old complex building ,have a seat on the cement bench under the purple ipe trees . Observe the morning prospering in a natural way. a cup of coffee and newspaper will also be a good idea. U can see shining colors of fresh fruits and vegetable in the market.
Bangalore throughout a year have a fair climate to live in. though
the sunshine is a little harder its worth visiting the city this season.
”spring is in the air”.
