The Good & Bad

We haven't had rain since before the Chinese New Year. It's been almost 2 months of scorching sun mercilessly turning the green grass into dry brown wasteland.


Flowers too are not spared. One of my rose plants is dead and so is the hibiscus.

Other flowers have diminished in size. The lovely lilac flowers from the anti-cancer plant (chart sim chim) have less clusters and smaller blooms.


Some of the leaves have dropped off, exposing the deadly spike clusters.


However, the ixora have bloomed more. THe heat has brought out beautiful heads of red flowers. In some gardens you can see more flowers than leaves.


THe bougainvillea too are blooming in full glory. Some plants have shed their leaves, leaving behind flowers only.


My jasmine plant has brought forth lovely flowers. At the end of the stems are cluster of 3-4 buds. Their sweet scent pervades the air, wafted by the sea breeze.



Thus while some plants shrivel and wither under the onslaught of the current heat wave, others have thrived. Not unlike the humans where some throw in the towel when circumstances turn bad while others choose to make lemon out of lemonade.