The Jacarandas are out in Brisbane so the city is dotted with purple. I would have to say that these are my favourite trees.
Here’s a poem I wrote about Jacarandas a couple of years ago:
September blooms of purple hues,
adorn the city street.
And in bright splendour praises Spring,
where limbs and feathers meet.
Amid soft purple hues I lay,
to rest my weary head.
In fantasies drifting away,
upon a sprinkled spread.
Copyright © October 2011 Norma Martiri
Norma Martiri Photography 
Oh I do love seeing the jacarandas in bloom in Brisbane…purple amidst the roof tops just lovely! Beautiful poem and photo too!
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Thanks so much Dianne. They’re beautiful trees but not overly rich in blooms this year. Maybe it’s because of the lack of rain we’ve had.
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Wonderful poem and capture! I love Jacaranda’s.
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Thanks Jackie. They are gorgeous 🙂
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fascinating scenes….
lucky you my friend!
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Sorry for the late reply. I just found your comment in the spam folder. Thanks for commenting 🙂
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Our Jacarandas bloom around May/June and this year was particularly spectacular… and amazingly I am still seeing a few (very few) blooms hanging around in November… I envy you just coming in to Jacaranda season… I have to wait a few more months!
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Thanks Roslyn. They are spectacular when in full bloom 🙂
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Oh I love both he poem and the photo! A perfect duo.
And the photo makes me realise how spring and summer here are now a distant memory! We have so much winter to come its difficult to contemplate spring, but I guess all is being prepared underground! 😊 Xxhugsxx
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Thanks Christine. Sometimes I look at my poems and forget that I’ve written them. I seem to have lost my mojo. xx
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But its great you have the photography for now in place of the poetry. I have a feeling you will get back to poetry eventually, but the photography is clearly very fulfilling for you. It is creativity and that’s what matters for us I think, whatever form it takes.
I have a friend who paints on the iPad with the brushes app and he went through a phase of letting go of poetry, which was his first creative love, altogether and just painted for about a year. And then suddenly the poems came flooding back. And after a while he realised he had written poems quite separate from the paintings, but which cried out to be put together and he is now in the process of putting together a small book of paintings accompanied by the poems! So we never know where these things will take us 😊 xx
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Thanks Christine. That’s great for your friend and encouraging. You’re right, you never know and photography is certainly fulfilling my creative side for now. Hugs xx 🙂
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Wow Nora,I love the Diepth…and the curven.
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Sorry for the late reply Massi. I just found your comment in the spam folder. Thanks for commenting 🙂
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That is so cool Norma, wish we had some around here 😀
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Thanks Joe, they’re very pretty especially when they’re in full bloom 🙂
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Gorgeous – I saw jacaranda for the first time in Madiera this year – breathtakingly beautiful 🙂
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Thanks Polly. They’re lovely aren’t they and we’re lucky to have so many in our city. I love Springtime 🙂
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Too, too cruel! We’re just heading for winter 😉
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🙂
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Like the poem, Like the shot too, Norma. The curve in the road, the bench over at left edge, the cyclist – it all works together. Nice composition.
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Thanks Andy. The trees aren’t as rich in bloom this year and they usually get a lot more purple than that. Appreciate your input 🙂
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So serene!
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Thanks 🙂
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Lovely post Norma, I love the images and poem 🙂
Thank you 🙂
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Thanks Nigel 🙂
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Lovely photo!
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Thanks so much Hans 🙂
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Norma, this is amazing our Jacarandas are orange…the purple are so much prettier. Thanks for sharing this with us and for understand my dilemma.
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Thanks Laurie. Orange is nice too 🙂
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Heart touching photo!
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Thank you Swati 🙂
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