This is my very favorite tree--the Jacaranda. These beautiful purple flowers forming a lacy pattern against the blue sky lift my heart every year.
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beautiful blooms! are they fragrant? never seen, or heard of, the jacaranda. I've never been to the west coast, can you tell? But want to badly. One day.
It is my second favorite tree. Laura's pear blossom being the first. When we flew in from Tucson last month, Laura and I were spotting them from the air as we landed in San Diego. They are everywhere and lovely and made us very happy. Pear blossoms grace January birthdays and Jacaranda announce the summer.
We have a huge an soooo gorgeous right now because it's in bloom jacaranda in our front yard, but, let me tell you, it's the MESSIEST thing... we track blooms all over the damn place.
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beautiful blooms! are they fragrant? never seen, or heard of, the jacaranda. I've never been to the west coast, can you tell? But want to badly. One day.
Posted by: phd in yogurtry;n | June 11, 2008 at 12:45 AM
Beautiful. Is this tree in your yard?
Posted by: ms_teacher | June 11, 2008 at 01:12 AM
It is my second favorite tree. Laura's pear blossom being the first. When we flew in from Tucson last month, Laura and I were spotting them from the air as we landed in San Diego. They are everywhere and lovely and made us very happy. Pear blossoms grace January birthdays and Jacaranda announce the summer.
Posted by: Cheri @ Blog This Mom! | June 11, 2008 at 01:58 AM
Beautiful! And a lift for my own spirits today.
Thank you for sharing. <3
Posted by: kcinnova | June 11, 2008 at 06:36 AM
Gorgeous!
Posted by: LifeAsIKnowIt | June 11, 2008 at 07:48 AM
Wow, that is lovely and I've never seen one. Thanks!
Posted by: MamaBird/SurelyYouNest | June 11, 2008 at 07:52 AM
That is beautiful. I've never seen that before.
Posted by: melissa | June 11, 2008 at 09:00 AM
GORGEOUS! that would lift my spirits as well.
Posted by: Suzanne | June 11, 2008 at 09:09 AM
There are so many things that cannot, will not grow in Minnesota. I would pass out if I awoke to that beauty out my window ...
Posted by: standing still | June 11, 2008 at 09:14 AM
It would be like a vacation every morning to open my eyes and see that out my window. It's beautiful!
Posted by: Tricia | June 11, 2008 at 10:31 AM
Oh, they are my favorite!
Posted by: Smalltown Mom | June 11, 2008 at 10:38 AM
wow, are you lucky, just gorgeous!
Posted by: gary | June 11, 2008 at 10:55 AM
I've never seen this kind of tree. How beautiful!
Posted by: MereCat | June 11, 2008 at 01:20 PM
OMG beautiful! It looks HUGE in the picture, how tall is it?
Posted by: Fannie | June 11, 2008 at 01:21 PM
Oooh, and I love saying the word "jacaranda" too. Looks and sounds pretty.
Posted by: Just Jamie | June 11, 2008 at 01:23 PM
That is wonderful! I haven't seen one before. Is it yours?
Posted by: Denise | June 11, 2008 at 01:23 PM
How pretty. They probably could not survive up north... They are just lovely!
Posted by: Asthmagirl | June 11, 2008 at 02:07 PM
Cool! I don't know if I've ever seen one before. Or if I have (when I lived in CA), I didn't know what it was.
Posted by: CC | June 11, 2008 at 03:12 PM
Beautiful. I want one!
Posted by: Jennifer H | June 11, 2008 at 05:27 PM
Gorgeous! Waah . . . I want one in NJ!
Posted by: The Mom Bomb | June 11, 2008 at 05:38 PM
Absolutely breath-taking!!
Posted by: MamaMo | June 11, 2008 at 05:49 PM
OH! I had forgotten them - they are soooo beautiful!
Posted by: Madmad | June 11, 2008 at 07:35 PM
We have a huge an soooo gorgeous right now because it's in bloom jacaranda in our front yard, but, let me tell you, it's the MESSIEST thing... we track blooms all over the damn place.
Posted by: Kristin | June 11, 2008 at 07:55 PM
Wow.. that's beautiful. I've never heard of it before.. now I want one!
Posted by: Hilary | June 11, 2008 at 07:58 PM
I have never seen this before - spectacular!
Posted by: amy | June 11, 2008 at 11:39 PM
Gorgeous tree, just lovely.
Posted by: Kristen | June 11, 2008 at 11:39 PM
My favorite, too. There is a street full of them in Pasadena and it looks like you are driving through a purple cloud.
Posted by: JCK | June 12, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Me Too! I think they're absolutely amazing.
Posted by: Jason | June 13, 2008 at 10:33 PM