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Here's my Shadow Shot Sunday #126
This photo was taken in New Farm Park while standing in the shadows of the Jacaranda trees. I love the purple glow of the Jacarandas this time of year!
Some interesting info about the Jacarandas...The University of Queensland in the city's inner west has a very high concentration of the tree, and due to the impressive display of purple flowers in mid-Spring, which wind up littering vast sections of the suburbs, local folklore claims that
"one won't start studying for exams until the jacarandas have moulted". At Sydney University there exists a similar expression
"by the time the jacaranda in the main quadrangle flowers, it's too late to start studying for exams". This has led to the slang name "
exam tree" or "
purple panic" being attached to the plant. At the University of Queensland students even maintain a joke superstition that if a Jacaranda bloom falls on their head during exam time, they will fail an exam. The bad luck can be broken by catching another bloom before it hits the ground. - [excerpt from
wikipedia]
Happy Sunday!Apologies for there being no Shadow Gallery this week. I'm having some computer issues and it took the longest time to even draft this post as it was. I do hope to visit shadow shooters, but there is a chance that I may not be able to if the computer problem gets worse. I have my fingers crossed but I'm not optimistic and it's looking like my computer will need to visit the repair shop...
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Guess what? I met someone who does editing for Wikipedia on this trip! Pretty darned cool. I told him how we all use it on our blogs (at least, in our group).
Sylvia
Your tree shot is beautiful. Did you edit it a lot - the color of the pic is interesting...
Happy Sunday!
Good luck with the computer... we've had our fair share of those problems:(
Karla & Karrie
Hope your computer woes are soon over!
I'm sorry about the computer problems it can be pure evil chaos at the castle here when things aren't right.
My little lap top and I are waiting for son to finally move out and we graduate to an OFFICE with a PC !!
I have been riding on that excitement for so many years I have blisters on my ... blank ?? LOL
Great shot girl !
Joy
Our jacarandas haven't started blooming as yet I absolutely can't wait for them to do so for two reasons:
a) I adore them!
b) It's closer to Christmas = holidays!
Did you know we've had snow in NSW this week - yesterday all over the state! I can't believe it! It was so cold yesterday...back to winter!
Hope you're well sweetie and have a lovely week!
loving the iphoneography!! i've been a little addicted myself lately..
have a great week and good luck with your computer..
xx
I hope you get your computer fixed soon.
Have a great Sunday.
Do hope your computer manages to find some good health soon!
Enjoy your weekend! Ours is wet and freezing and windy! There's even snow in the high country!
I'm schemin' on gittin' there somehow this winter...lottery maybe, but I guess then I'd have to play huh!
Sigh...have a wonderful beginning of Spring...sigh again!
s
(am I pathetic or what)
I have seen so many over the past week that have scattered their flowers on the ground. It looks so pretty!
I hope your computer is fixed up soon.
Mine has been giving me the blue screen on the odd occasion. yikes!
:)
Enjoy!
Jeanne
PS..sorry to hear about your computer woes...I know how frustrating that can be!
I like the college exam legend you shared. Blame a failing grade on the trees!
Sorry about your computer woes..too bad you didn't live near here. I'd get my Cameron to help you out! He is a true computer geek. ;-)
Hope your computer woes are not too drastic.
Sara
P.S. Fingers crossed about your computer!
Happy SSS & I hope everything works out OK with your computer too.
: )
As always, I appreciate being able to join your SSS group.
I would appreciate if a staff member here at heyharriet.blogspot.com could repost it.
Thanks,
Charlie
Have never seen this kind of tree - lovely!
Kay, Alberta
Esther
Hope your computer gremlins go away soon.
Maggie
Hope your week gets better/
Barbiboo
http://barbiboo-bea.blogspot.com
Love, love Jacarandas! But the litter...
Nahh... can't do anything with that if that's the only pc you have!
Just enjoy then. Have a happy week ahead.
Hope you get your computer issue sorted out soon!
thanks, too for reading my roast! ;)
Thanks for sharing and thanks for visiting my blog.
So sorry about your computer problems. I hope it's a quick and easy fix.
: )