Have you seen those purple trees around town? They typically bloom from April through June, some even linger a little longer? Do you have them in your yard?
I do! And while they are quite beautiful, sometimes the mess they leave behind is not quite so . . . well, let’s say, wonderful. Where I live, the Homowner’s Association has contracted yard service, which happens every Monday and Thursday – I’m lovin this, cause I don’t need to own a lawnmower, weed eater, rake, shovel – well, you get the picture – moreover, I don’t need to use those tools – I am lovin that even better!
[oh yeah, back on track] They come, clean, rake, do all this stuff and within 10 minutes, the yard, the sidewalk, the drive way, the cars – and even you, if you stand there long enough – are covered with these purple blooms – it’s like raining purple. Today’s image could be a tribute to the fallen ones, but mostly it’s a testimony to the proliferation of blooms and the mess they make – seriously, 10 minutes after the man raked my yard!
And yes, I got down on the ground and laid on my stomach to take this image – forgot about the sprinklers though! [duh!] Oh, this one is for Ralph Clevenger – I do know the name of these trees, they are Jacaranda Trees. Remind me to tell you a little about Ralph one of these days . . .
TODAY’S IMAGE
raining purple
camera type: Canon EOS 5D
lens type: Canon EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM, 70mm
exposure: 1/500s @ f/3.5
ISO: ISO 400
post-production: Lightroom 2.0
location: Santa Barbara, CA – Cinco Amigos