Second Bloom
Spring comes to Barcelona in March, which it does every year, and which is still, after forty-four years of one life and twenty-four years of another, something she finds worth noticing.
The jasmine in the building across from the Gràcia apartment begins in March — a few days earlier than most years, Ethan observes, because he has been noting the jasmine start date for seven years with the precision of someone who has decided this is information worth keeping. The plane trees in the Ciutadella get their leaves back in stages, the way they always do, each tree at its own pace, which she finds one of the great annual arguments for patience.
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