Sometimes months begin with lots going on, and those are the months I forget to tell you about the newest editions of the ongoing Convivio Book of Days Calendar. Such was the case this month but I always remember sooner or later and so here you go: your Convivio Book of Days Calendar for April.
This month’s cover star is the Guyana Chestnut tree that grows in our Lake Worth yard. It’s one of the few trees here in South Florida that is deciduous. But here, autumn and spring happen all at once: the Guyana Chestnut drops its old leaves, but the tree is bare for just a short time before spring’s bright green new growth emerges. By now, each evening that same tree is exploding in fragrant shaving brush blossoms. It happens around 9 PM, usually with an audible pop of the pod, and then the unfurling. The very air is spiced as this happens. It is a magical thing to witness.
Happy spring to you all.