Meskel Flowers

Growing up, my birthday was marked by the bright yellow blooms of Meskel flowers growing in the fields of Ethiopia. They were the first hint that the rainy season was coming to an end and that my birthday was right around the corner.
Of all the gifts I received through my many birthdays in Ethiopia, the bouquets of meskel flowers will always have a special and vivid place in my memory. I think I secretly believed that they bloomed just for me... I’ve missed them more than usual this year.