Saturday, November 19, 2011

Nature's Air conditioner - Maree

“The net cooling effect of a young, healthy tree is equivalent to ten room-size air conditioners operating 20 hours a day.”
—U.S. Department of Agriculture



The jacaranda trees are in full bloom all over South Africa right now and they put up a truly spectacular show of purple as well as a carpet of purple blooms, which pop and crunch under your feet as you walk over them.

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  1. paulNovember 20, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    love these trees

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  2. PaulaNovember 21, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    I've heard (read) about the Jacaranda tree but never really knew what it looked like. It's beautiful. I love your description of the way the blossoms pop and crunch under your feet.

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  3. Maree ClarksonNovember 22, 2011 at 12:07 AM

    Thanks a lot Paula. Yea, as children we used to run up and down, jumping on the flowers and entertaining ourselves for hours! What DO kids do for entertainment these days?!

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  4. Maree ClarksonNovember 22, 2011 at 12:08 AM

    Thanks so much Paul, from one Jacaranda-lover to another!

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