Pretty fun to go out into the greenhouse this morning and find this Winnipeg Parks rose blooming. It is about six weeks early, but that's fine--it is good to see some color.

Danilo, one of two Brazilian students who are going to work at the nursery this summer, wrote to invite me to a Brazilian dinner at UMC.

Dinner started with a salad which was sprinkled with fresh hearts of palm which were especially delicious. The main course was trout in gravy over rice with black beans. Very good. The dessert was a slice of candied plantain, I believe, although the Brazilians swore they had never tasted it in their life and they had a hard time getting it down.