Heartbreakingly beautiful

This month, as I drive through the purple-lined streets I am a bit overcome with emotion. The jacarandas are exceptional this year.

Photo taken with my iPhone and edited with Instagram

It's been a while.

Okay, okay! So I'm guilty. I never actually started this blog. And guilt has conquered me. Let's start again with something appropriate...

photo: riette basson

...the Capital's beautiful Jacaranda trees. Every October, a large part of the city (excluding Mordor) is covered in a purple haze. It is breathtakingly beautiful, especially early in the morning when there is a purple carpet on the streets. October has ended, and it saddens me to see the purple go. Oh well, there's always next year...