One morning, you go outside and the poinciana is bare. You think it will never have leaves again. The next morning, there are tiny green furls on the branches. Within a week or two, the leaves have opened and there are masses and masses of orange and yellow flowers. In the tropics, there is truly and literally an explosion of color.

The Nature Notes meme, begun by Michelle at Rambling Woods, and embraced by RJ at Flamingo Musings.