Jacaranda Trees in Bloom - Oct12

Every October we are treated to an explosion of purple as the Jacaranda trees come out into bloom. The flowering season is very brief though.

The Jacaranda are native to tropical and sub tropical parts of the world. Much of east coast Australia (lying within the sub tropical belt) is lucky enough to experience the colour fest at this time of the year.

It is also a reminder for me that Xmas is not that far off!

These photos are a joint venture between my IPhone and the Hipstamatic app and my Canon 5 Mkii digital SLR. Hipstamatic can do some pretty cool funky things to your images so a few have been deliberately over cooked and cross processed.