Lilies On The Cliff

The Arum Lilies, which grow wild in our area, are in bloom! All over the village you spot clusters of white lilies. This one grabbed hold of a ledge right on the cliff and started blooming. Proudly, the villagers are more inclined towards preservation than to vanity, and no one seems to pick them (even though they make a stunning display in a vase and lasts for weeks), contrary to what is happening in other areas: in Cape Town, when the lilies started blooming peddlers sold them at robots, until it was brought to the public's attention that it is in fact a crime to trade in wild flowers without a permit. Yes, we actually do have a law against picking wild flowers. In Afrikaans these lilies are called "varkore" (pigs' ears) because of their shape.