Skies Lit Up By Jacarandas!
As I drive along the roads of Southern California, I am mesmerized by the blossoming Jacaranda Trees, painting the roadsides purple - or could it be blue? Oh, I know the flowers are sticky, and if they land on your parked car, they will ruin the paint, but the beauty of them is unbelievable. This is my season, for it is now that all the Jacaranda Trees worldwide are in blossom!There is an Australian poet named Ann Beard who wrote a poem that aptly describes my favorite tree. Enjoy!
A Jacaranda Tree
A Jacaranda tree stands tall, and sways as if to say,
Look at this magnificence! I’m wearing blue today.
Forgive the way I shout aloud, my lack of modesty,
but nowhere in this troubled world is finery like me.
Light rays slide between each leaf, will settle on the tips
to lightly kiss your face with a hundred million tiny lips.
You only have to lift your eyes to greet the filtered sun,
a sight I guarantee will warm the heart of everyone.
Though very tall, my leaf is small, its form is one of fern,
large panicles of bluebells swell to trumpet unconcern.
A Bee collects its nectar from an ample deep white throat,
then flies to join its family, and of its feast to gloat.
Look up to see each fern like leaf, floating up on high,
like footprints of a centipede that stroll across the sky.
See how far my branches reach, admire their greenery!
I am beautiful and strong, I am the Jacaranda tree.
Ann Beard, Australian Poet
2009 Nature Girl
How many are your works, O Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number - living things both large and small. Psalm 104:24-25
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This picture looks like the sky is sweet smelling lavender clouds. Just gorgeous! I would put a piece of plastic over my car if I could live on a street like that.
Or, you could park your car in the garage. :-D I used to have to park under the jacaranda trees, and as long as the car is regularly washed, the paint will not be ruined.
These Jacarandas are certainly beautiful, so I would not be concerned about their messiness. It's like a beautiful woman. She's usually high maintenance, but the men are still attracted to her.
This is unbelievably beautiful. I've never seen one of these jacaranda trees. If they lined my street, I wouldn't care about their messiness.
Chris, you're bad! :-? So you're attracted to high maintenance women, huh? Well, I'm attracted to high maintenance TREES!! So there!
Nancie, it would bother you when you had to pay for a new paint job, I'll bet.
This is the most beautiful street I have ever seen. Those jacaranda trees are too beautiful for words. Where is that street located? I mean what part of California?
I shot this photo in Southern California. I love the Jacaranda trees, too!
Breathtaking. Just breathtaking.
Jacarandas are ALWAYS breathtaking! That's why I love them so much!