For some reason I don't remember the jacarandas in Los Angeles being quite so abundant as they are right now. And I've lived here nearly four years. Everywhere you look you see a tree in full bloom, reaching its purple arms into the sky and spreading its blossoms all over the city streets.
I gazed out the 30th floor window at work last week and marveled at the bursts of purple extending toward the Hollywood Hills. Have I been blind this entire time for not noticing these trees, which practically slap you with their vivid hue?
Especially driving down south Fairfax, where the trees line both sides of the street in a single neighborhood.
I just had to pull over and snap some shots. Next year at this time I'll have evidence in case of a memory lapse. If I say, "I don't remember the jacarandas being quite so abundant last year," tell me to take a look at my photo archives.
funny you should post about jacaranda's I haven't really noticed them yet this year but we have Magnolia trees in our neighborhood and I just noticed this afternoon that they are all FILLED with big magnolia flowers - beautiful! We're so lucky to have such great flowering trees in CA!
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lovely photos. what are jacarandas?
ReplyDeleteJacarandas are these really awesome trees that bloom purple flowers. They're not native to L.A., but they're all over the place. Kinda like the palm tree.
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lovely photos. what are jacarandas?
ReplyDeletefunny you should post about jacaranda's I haven't really noticed them yet this year but we have Magnolia trees in our neighborhood and I just noticed this afternoon that they are all FILLED with big magnolia flowers - beautiful! We're so lucky to have such great flowering trees in CA!
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