Jacarandas
Right now the jacaranda trees are in full bloom here in Johannesburg. The branches meet to form a Gothic church ceiling over the street.
Nearly as tall as the elm trees of my childhood, the jacarandas carry lilac-colored thunderheads of flowers. Massive yet delicate.
They rain their succulent blossoms all over the black asphalt and the grey cement sidewalks, leaving an inevitable tapestry.
