“Sommer is incumen in”

DSC09307 Bangalore enters the summer with the flowering of the Pink Poui (Tababuia rosea)…you can see here about Tabebuia. Watch out for these blooms on many roads, and especially at the Jayanagar Shopping Complex!

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