A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the impending demise of the Royal Poinciana in our front yard. Well, since then I’ve seen a few more of the branches leafing out, and yesterday I saw an actual flower:
This lone blossom is all that the tree has been able to put forth so far, a month before the rains normally arrive. All the flaws of the tree remain, but at least there’s a bit of life left in it yet.
The flower is pretty high up on the tree, so I had to use my crappy budget telephoto lens; that’s why the image doesn’t “pop” like I’d like.
Still and all, it’s a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy outlook for that poor beleaguered tree.