Smaller than the head of a match, the buds of the wild figs are beginning their annual pilgrimage into the light.
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From this humble start, the forest floor will soon be shaded with soft cooling greens.
This is a journey from within to without.
The promise and latency of the leaves has been held tight to the tree over the winter.
Now, it releases them to the sun and the whole ecology rejoices.
Photo: Wild figs at Saladaviciosa. Courtesy of the author.