The magnetic aura which attracts me to the Flamboyant tree is often my passport into people’s yards and lives.  Without its radiance, I would not have reason to ask to come into their yard, but because of its compelling attractiveness, I discover a world of human life.  The Flamboyant tree is like a passport to a world of discovery.  It’s color, a catalyst to the unveiling of a rich world which happily allows me to share for a time in the flamboyant season.