Explosion of purple

I have not been in Nairobi in October in a long time and the explosion of colour has caught me by surprise. Well it isn’t really an explosion of colour but an explosion of purple. Jacaranda trees everywhere are in full bloom. Drive down many roads in Nairobi and you’ll see purple everywhere. People who ride with me are already irritated with me pointing out each and every tree I see with a, “waa waaa ebu check out that purple!”)

This post is dedicated to my friend Mshairi who was she reminds us of a quote from Alice Walker on her blog footer which reads, “I think it pisses God off if you walk by the colour purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.”

(For those of you who are lucky enough to have Jacaranda trees in your compounds quit complaining about how often you have to sweep up the falling flowers and enjoy!)