Hi-ā-tus. Comes from the Latin hiare, to gape. I wonder if that is connected to the fact that the “ah” sound is when the mouth opens widest. The “a” turned long in hiatus, a word which first appeared in 1563, according to the OED.
I’ve had a number of gaps in my blogging in the past year, because other things got in the way. Unscheduled interruptions. I am now taking an intentional break. I’m heading east and attending my college reunion. I won’t have my laptop there.
My garden is sending me off with some healthy looking flowers. The pansies have given me color all winter and haven’t quit yet.
These yellow daisy-like flowers are called Chocolate Flower. Supposedly they smell like chocolate if you brush past them early in the morning. I’ve never caught the scent. Maybe it’s not dark chocolate.
I plan to be back in action about June 1, with pictures, I hope, from past and upcoming travels. And the new thoughts that being in a new place sometimes brings.
freethoughtandmetaphor 
May 16, 2015 @ 02:20:32
Hi,
Purple and yellow are two of my favourite colours. The purple pansies remind me of the african violet. It is a flower I discovered while living in Europe. In fact, I bought one but my lack of green thumb killed the poor thing.
As for the chocolate flower, it reminds me of a flower that grows in my backyard. It funny because it opens up in the morning under the sunlight and closes it petals in the evening when the sun goes down. I have no idea what it is called and certainly don’t know how it got in my garden because I didn’t plant it. I called it my wildflower and I hope it comes back again this year.
Very nice pictures.
Shalom,
Patricia