Purple Clouds

Nature's way of announcing to the world
that it's graduation time!

When I was at Whittier College, there was a jacaranda tree that grew right outside my dorm window. Buried in books and papers, I would hardly be aware of the end of the year approaching, until I was greeted with this. They seem to bloom all at once, always taking me by surprise. It's that time of year again!
--L