Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Purple Rain and Otherwise


Until last week, in California, I had never in my life seen a purple tree. 
It was like being in a Dr. Seuss book or something, really; 
it delighted me to walk along and see the lavender blossoms falling gently. 
I suppose the homeowners grow tired of them, but I sure didn't.

California 2011 II,Oceanside,flowers,Jacaranda

Obviously, everyone's not interested in flowers, but I took enough flower photos on my trip
to merit their own album, so I thought I'd one or two with you today.

California 2011 II,Oceanside,flowers



In case you're interested in seeing any more of these up-close, the whole album, can be found here.

Here's hoping that the only rain you see today is the kind that makes you happy :)

Posted by at 12:00 AM

15 comments:

  1. Madeleine Begun KaneJuly 5, 2011 at 12:49 AM

    Beautiful photos!

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  2. mimblesJuly 5, 2011 at 2:52 AM

    Gorgeous colours!

    There's a jacaranda tree in my mum's front yard, I used to climb up into it with a book to read when I was little.

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  3. Ann in the UPJuly 5, 2011 at 6:16 AM

    Everything but the fragrance! Nice work.

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  4. Kimberly at Rubber Chicken MadnessJuly 5, 2011 at 6:52 AM

    Love that tree!

    And the flowers. I love flowers. Your collage of them is spectacular.

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  5. Ellen aka EllieJuly 5, 2011 at 7:52 AM

    I have felt the same way each time I've been in CA. It's like falling into Whoville!

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  6. The CreatoryJuly 5, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    That purple tree is beautiful! I really love your collage too!

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  7. Tara R.July 5, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    These are all so pretty. A wonderful collection. They would be lovely as notecards.

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  8. charretteJuly 5, 2011 at 1:08 PM

    Jacarandas! My favorite!

    They usually bloom for mother's day and stay purple until mid-summer. I LOVE that you were in my old stomping grounds and saw my favorite trees!

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  9. Traci Marie WolfJuly 5, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    I love flowers. I'm glad you found so many to take pictures of.

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  10. Bill LislemanJuly 5, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    It appears a couple of readers have id the tree. Maybe another name for it is "smoke tree" or maybe these trees I took some pics of in So Cal are just related.
    Here's the link to the post with the pics
    http://afcsoac.blogspot.com/2011/04/photo-blog-game-with-rules.html
    CA does have great scenery and vegetation. great pics

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  11. KazzyJuly 5, 2011 at 6:37 PM

    That purple tree is beautiful. Wisteria?

    I hope you had a grand time in CA. We lived in SoCal for 5 years while my hubs was getting his PhD.

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  12. doreenJuly 5, 2011 at 7:47 PM

    They are all so beautiful; especially the purple ones...

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  13. Mrs. TunaJuly 5, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    We have two Jacarandas in our backyard. Its a little too hot for them in Arizona so the flowers are short lived but pretty.

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  14. 42NJuly 5, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    Stunning colors...almost like Wisconsin in the Fall.

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  15. Claudya MartinezJuly 6, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    Great floral collage. Good way to display them.

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