Becky’s Square Photo Challenge July: Square Tree
The nearest town to my place is Grafton. It hosts an annual floral festival, the oldest in Australia where the town spend ten days of purple madness and fun. Set when the Jacaranda Trees are in flower, this year from 29 October to 7 November, the town is awash in purple from the townsfolk dressed in purple to the magnificent trees showing all their glory.
Here is your song for today
The trees do look a treat
I love the purple of the trees against a grey sky, which seems to happen most years as it is also the start of our wet season.
The mass of flowers is great but they individual flowers look good as well.
While writing this post I also thought of a photo I posted many years ago. The building I was working in had a Jacaranda Tree close by. One day I noticed there was something in the tree. Sorry Becky, it’s not square.
They sure do brighten things up, beautiful photos
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Thanks Alison, It is wonderful when the flowers are out 🙂 :
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The trees are beautiful, but Brian–that last photo is the best!!
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Thanks Elke. Was a lucky find just outside the window 🙂 🙂
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That last photo is incredible! What a shot!
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Thank you 🙂 I was lucky that’s for sure 🙂 🙂
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I knew you’d have some great jacaranda photos! The last one is priceless, but I also like the second photo a lot too.
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Thanks Graham. I did have a good trawl through the archives 🙂 🙂
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Amazing blossom colour, love that second to last shot with the light coming trough the flowers 😃
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Thanks very much my Scots mate 🙂 🙂
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Oh my! These trees are fabulous! I love jacarandas.
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Thanks Elaine 🙂 🙂
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Gorgeous trees! Must be amazing to see in person. 🙂
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It is a sight to behold Barbara. People come from all over the world to experience the Jacarandas here 🙂
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Really lovely Brian.
Leslie
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Thank you Leslie 🙂 🙂
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How fabulous. I wish we ‘did’ jacarandas here in the UK.
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The carpet of purple under the trees when the blossoms fall even adds more to the spectacle 🙂 🙂
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Oh, wow, those are beautiful trees!
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Sure are 🙂 🙂
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How marvellous are they!
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Bloomin’ marvellous Sue 🙂 🙂
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Yep!!
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oh wow, now I know when I am heading into your neck of the woods! What splendour.
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PS and that final shot – truly wonderful
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and yes you are forgiven it is not square!
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Couldn’t resist not putting that photo in. Others have been forgiven do I thought I’d give it a shot as well 😂
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I am very forgiving 🙂
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Quite lucky to find the nest 🙂 🙂
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and enjoying the music too. Just right for when you are playing catch up with lots of squares!
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Another song I haven’t heard before. I didn’t realise how many songs about trees there are 🙂
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just wait until you hear the October theme, you are going to be really spoilt for choice!!
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I hope it won’t be as exhausting as this month. I did manage to get through to the end only just. Have a few more to go 🙂
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Yes plan the timing. I’ll be waiting x
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well MrB mentioned visiting the other night, so i am hopeful!
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Oh that’s fabulous. Don’t forget to put me on the itinerary x
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Gorgeous!
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Thank you Aletta 🙂 🙂
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For me jacarandas spell Pretoria. It’s just a glorious site. Love that complaining birdie, though.
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Thanks Elke. I heard there were Jacarandas in SA
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