Firstly, let me explain the title…that is my English-Afrikaans-English translation for “jump jump jump”. It took a few skew heads to make me realise that what I really wanted to say was “SPRING, SPRING, SPRING!” and although jomp and spring have nothing to do with each other, I am JUMPING because it is SPRING!

Yes, my friends, spring is here (some may disagree if they are in the greater Cape Town vicinity) but - I watch the trees you see. On my back, from my bedroom window. I watch as the leaves fall and cover the park in delicate hues of autumn. I watch the leaves as the wind picks them up and dances them down the street, spinning and twirling with delight. I watch the trees stand bare and naked - I can see the world through the spaces. And now, I watch the trees once more, displaying their glory. Acid green, emerald green, delicious greens as far as the eye can see. And I will watch the trees again, through another year of our lives. Growning. Shedding. Changing. Yet ultimately, still the same.

Have a happy Jomp!

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