Flora

We do solemnly swear that it is summer here.

Rebecca Bell in the raspberry patch. Sunday afternoon.

And abundant swiss chard at the Bell home in Harare.

Jacaronda in bloom in Johannesburg. Everywhere.

A park in Johannesburg.

Roses in Stellenbosch. For Dottie and Carol.

Seaside nasturtiums in Hermanus, South Africa.

And unnamed beauties in the Company's Garden in Cape Town.

Tonight making our overnight flight from Harare to Nairobi. Realizing we are on the downhill I am overwhelmed by the blessings of safety, health, peace among ourselves, and richness of new friends. God is good all the time.