The bounty of Sicily
A photo journey through the fruits and flora of this Mediterranean gem
Having spent more than 65 years living on the fringes of a North American rain forest, I’ve become pretty used to being surrounded by tall trees, evergreens that creep down to the seashore on one side and up the mountains on the other.
The plants that are familiar to me are cedar and hemlock, salal and salmonberry. The orchards feature apples and pears, and if you go inland a bit, peaches and cherries.
So I was particularly aware of the very different landscape during a recent visit to Sicily: the arid, colourful, tropical world of the Mediterranean.
As a gardener, I seem to take a mental inventory of all the unfamiliar flora that comes into view. Well, it starts out as a mental inventory, but soon it turns into a photo opportunity. Here are a few from Sicily.
First, there were the flowers. In late October, the hibiscus were blooming everywhere.Having spent more than 65 years living on the fringes of a North American rain forest, I’ve become pretty used to being surrounded by tall trees, evergreens that creep down to the seashore on one side and up the mountains on the other.
First, there were the flowers. In late October, the hibiscus were blooming everywhere.
