Announcements of Spring

It’s the last days of the pink Ipê tree exposition at the Praça da Liberdade and in the streets of the capital of Minas Gerais. Come and have a look for yourself. All you have to do is hold your thoughts for an instant and hold your chin up a little. Ah! There’s also a yellow carpet stretched out on the sidewalk. You’ll have to walk carefully to not step on the flowers that boarder the landscape.

If you’re the kind that likes to get some exercise and still has the spring in your back, reach down to your feet and snatch yourself a flower in full bloom. Inside, a seed sings the chorale of life. You can even take one home with you. No ceremony needed. It’s a gift from the exhibitionist. The person has to have the care of one who carries a secret of love in his heart.

This seed is magic. When planted and cultivated with care it reproduces, in the same season, its original framework at the place of your choosing. The poet Paschoal Motta has long been preparing his collection. He has made over one-hundred and twenty seedlings. The idea is to create a portal at the entrance of São Pedro dos Ferros City, the author’s birthplace. Let’s wait in the coming years for the opening of this imaginative exposition.

In Pompéu, interland of Minas Gerais, the inauguration is in August in the Matriz Square and in the cerrado lands (savannas) for another of the yellow specie’s billionth exposition. It is a national symbol. Its tones go from pallid yellow to scandalously golden.

Admission is free.

It is recommendable to leave your car behind and travel by bus, with watchful eyes and an empty mind. The Viação Sertaneja bus company has a line that is available at various times day and night. A friendly suggestion: early morning when the sun rises gilding everything in sight. Late afternoon as well, when the sunset presents us with the most beautiful display to be seen in open skies. An explosion of colors of interchanging hues, light and shadow.

Let us take advantage in speechless joy of these announcements of spring.