Ah, sunny April, you remind me of many things. You remind me of love, awful weather, happy moments, and good food!

The Good 🙂

It’s usually an all-weather month; the sun rises, but the next minute it’s raining heavily. With the coming rains and the dust left behind by the receding harmattan, there’s enough soil nutrition. The greens love this month, and so people may expect a lot more nuts, roots, fruits, and vegetable supplies. Early morning sun suggests daylight vitamin C therapies. It’s a perfect month for ultimate stay-in-the-house-garden sunbathing.

It’s also a month of cultivating and harvesting. Some farmers are preparing their land, while many more are already gathering. In a hot month like April, it’s a good time to introduce new dishes to the table, as many seasonal foods are in abundance. When the unfriendly sun is up, many enjoy the comfort of tree shade and quick river baths. Now, tree shades and cool river baths are fantastic.

The Bad 😒

The hot sun has a way of decorating both people and their land. It paints people’s faces red and leaves them sweaty and dehydrated. Hence, April is the month when people consume more liquids. The clouds’ beauty is seen when they shine, but no one dares stare directly at the hot sun. The midday sun reveals how high the hills are and how short a person is.

As for gardens, they flourish with life; ants, beetles, rodents, and everything that helps us consume our crops. Many bad guys in the garden indeed. Hot sunny days are void of handsome singing birds; only mischievous reptiles enjoy every bit of it. They commandeer the lonely country roads. How awful.

The Ugly 🥴

It’s a month when people make a lot of mistakes, too. I’ve seen someone address a stray, prankish monkey as a kind of mysterious dog. A honey farmer tried to calm himself from the midday heat by removing his protective gear, but the angry bees knew better.

Indeed, I’ve read a couple of instructions twice or thrice when it was monstrously hot, and it wasn’t like I offended the sun by sitting inside the house. So many people knew about April’s mistakes and excused those who goofed. By the way, it is the first day of April, designated for fools. Aha, here’s a happy Fool’s Day wish to everyone!

Stay amused and happy nevertheless.