Garden Update:
It's the rainy season here in Mexico City, so it rains every afternoon/evening. This is summer here. At night and in the morning, it is cold and rainy. There is usually a period of sun and warmth during the day, but not always. This is what spring is like in the US and Europe. I don’t understand why the names reamin the same when the weather conditions are so different. Same with south of the equator. Why do they say “summer” when it cold? Colonialism probably.
“It is the finite that gives meaning to the infinite, because the infinite can only express itself through finite form. And vice versa: where the finite clings to existence for its own sake, without reflecting the infinite, it becomes meaningless and carries the seeds of death within itself. Uniqueness in time and expression is the preciousness of form. It is precious because it is transient as a flower which blossoms and wilts, but which nevertheless expresses the eternal character of all flowers and all life. It is the preciousness of the moment, in which timeless eternity is present. It is the preciousness of individual form, in which the infinite is revealed” (Govinda, 1976).
Anyway, here are some peektures of the garden as of late.
Baby Piña "helping" me study at the table in the back patio.
I put one of these trees outside my office window. I love how it looks when the sunlight passes through the leaves.
Same tree type as above. This tree is called, in Mexico, sangre libanesa (Lebanese Blood). The new leaves are crimson. I guess that explains it. I dunno. There are lots of Lebanese here since the turn of the 20th century. They are nearly all Maronite Christians rather than Muslim.
You will see that Hibiscus flowers are over-represented here, as is my wife's preferrence. There are also tons of Geraniums. Those are so easy to grow. You just break off a piece and stick it in the soil. Voila!
Baby Piña is looking into the depths of your soul.
Dalia enanita (Dwarf Dhalia)
For reasons unknown to me Mexicans call these Hibiscus tulipanes (Tulips).
Baby Piña's pretty blue eyes.
This is called nuera y suegra (daughter-in-law and mother-in-law) because of their fighting colors. They come in other color combinations.
“It is the finite that gives meaning to the infinite, because the infinite can only express itself through finite form. And vice versa: where the finite clings to existence for its own sake, without reflecting the infinite, it becomes meaningless and carries the seeds of death within itself. Uniqueness in time and expression is the preciousness of form. It is precious because it is transient as a flower which blossoms and wilts, but which nevertheless expresses the eternal character of all flowers and all life. It is the preciousness of the moment, in which timeless eternity is present. It is the preciousness of individual form, in which the infinite is revealed” (Govinda, 1976).
Anyway, here are some peektures of the garden as of late.
Baby Piña "helping" me study at the table in the back patio.
I put one of these trees outside my office window. I love how it looks when the sunlight passes through the leaves.
Same tree type as above. This tree is called, in Mexico, sangre libanesa (Lebanese Blood). The new leaves are crimson. I guess that explains it. I dunno. There are lots of Lebanese here since the turn of the 20th century. They are nearly all Maronite Christians rather than Muslim.
You will see that Hibiscus flowers are over-represented here, as is my wife's preferrence. There are also tons of Geraniums. Those are so easy to grow. You just break off a piece and stick it in the soil. Voila!
Baby Piña is looking into the depths of your soul.
Dalia enanita (Dwarf Dhalia)
For reasons unknown to me Mexicans call these Hibiscus tulipanes (Tulips).
Baby Piña's pretty blue eyes.
This is called nuera y suegra (daughter-in-law and mother-in-law) because of their fighting colors. They come in other color combinations.