I really hope things get better over there. It is so exhausting when you see that the problems are accumulating and that at any moment everything can explode. I hope the government takes the necessary measures to calm things down.
I love the Birds of Paradise, here, they are grown a lot and in the building where I live, there are always some in the common garden.
Most are in full agreement with the shutdown, reasons for the shutdown. Pity one radical political party took credit to start the protest action making it questionable.
Flowers are stunning, bring life into surroundings along with birds and insects.