Jacaranda time in Sydney

Well, here goes nothing! My first blip! I'll get better!
November in Sydney - the jacarandas are glorious. Late spring, so everything is blooming, but the jacarandas really stand out. They are not native to Australia, but come from Central America. There are stories that a sister at a maternity hospital gave seedlings to the new mums as they left with their new babies, but perhaps this is an urban myth?
On a sunny day, the city is scattered with brilliant puffs of mauve.