Our weather continues to be overcast with light snow most days. Still the temperatures are relatively mild – hovering around 0C – and it feels like spring on days with little or no wind. On these days, cardinals and House Finches are singing loudly, declaring territory and attracting mates.
The conditions are still not great for photographs, so we are continuing with our tour of Morocco.
On April 21, 2014, we headed in the direction of Rabat and Sale. The trip was again a feast for the eyes – wildflowers and fields in all colours and textures.
One stop was at Les Jardins Exotiques de Bouknadel, created by French engineer Marcel Francois from 1951. The gardens feature plants from China, southern Asia, Congo, Japan, Brazil or Polynesia. The gardens were ceded to the Moroccan government on Francois’ death.
Susan fell in love with Passion Flowers and grew them on our balcony when she could find them.
The vistas at Les Jardins de Bouknadel were enticing.
On the way to Casablanca, we pulled off the road and drove past a small homestead to get to the rocky shore of the ocean. Chickens ran free near the homestead. Along the way, some of the wheat fields had been invaded by poppies.
Next time, more exotic gardens!
Music Suggestions
Leonard Cohen’s song “Famous Blue Raincoat” is memorable when he sings it, but we fell in love with Jennifer Warnes’s version that was the title track of her album of Cohen songs.
Guido Basso died recently. I feel we took him for granted as one of many jazz musicians in Toronto. His playing was stunning.