The Jacaranda tree that I see all the time from my study is starting to show that Spring is coming . . .

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[Diamond_Dog]

1. Nice photos, great compositions, Peggy.

The first one with the leaves backlit by the sun is especially nice!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Thanks so much for your generous comments, my dear Diamond_Dog!

The tree is a bit tricky to capture; there are criss-crossing branches every which way! The sun did look good there.

[NCgayguy]

3. Beauty of life around us!

I'm sure when the wind blows the branches are beckoning you to come outside! Thanks Peggy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Thanks so much, my dear NCgayguy!

Ah, maybe the wind does speak to me! As does the sun.

This tree is the one I chose for the spot that it occupies. I have always enjoyed seeing it change through the seasons.

[malaise]

5. Beautiful

Rec 😀

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. Thanks so much, my dear malaise! Very kind of you. n/t

[LoisB]

6. Beautiful photographs. Thank you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Thank You, my dear LoisB! I'm glad you enjoyed them.

[Permanut]

7. The fourth one has gone beyond photography into art.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. Thanks so much for your acute vision, my dear Permanut!

I did wonder if anyone would notice. I had the same feeling as you; but I couldn't express it as well as you did. Thank You!

[Easterncedar]

8. Lovely effects, Peggy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. Thanks so much, my dear Easterncedar!

That was my goal.

[calimary]

9. Jacarandas!

There were quite a few near where we used to live in SoCal. One in the backyard right next door, that was so big that its branches hung over the fence above our backyard, and when those blossoms dropped, WE TOO had one of those glorious purple "carpets" on the ground from the "shedding" from that jacaranda tree. It had been planted by the original owners to celebrate the birth of their daughter, who was a teenager by the time my family moved in next door to them. I was 9 at the time.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. I love your story, and thank you for posting it, my dear calimary!

That was a while ago. Our tree was planted on the day we moved in, in 2001. It was just a twig. There are 2 driveways, one on each side, and the tree spreads over both. It's glorious!

[Figarosmom]

10. Yeah i noticed my

Burberry is starting to leaf. Soon the birds will be nesting in it. Always have robins nesting in it.

Nice pictures, especially the details

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. How lucky you are to have robins nesting in your Burberry, my dear Figarosmom!

The squirrels run up and down in my tree.

I'm glad you enjoyed the details. Thank you for your lovely remarks.

[Figarosmom]

17. You are welcome, CaliforniaPeggy