jacarandas in bloom; cnote

driving around this weekend it was impossible not to notice the annual jacaranda bloom in peak form. many of the trees were covered exclusively in purple blossoms that were raining to the ground in the heat. i'm used to seeing them against a cloudy sky this time of year (and it looks like that will be the case this weekend) but last weekend it was just purple on sky blue.









we got those pictures around balboa park, where we were headed for the cnote event at the san diego balboa park art institute. after hitting the preview to pick out the pieces we liked, we came back a half hour early to line up. the line seemed shorter than in earlier years, and less people overall once we got inside. guess folks don't have a lot of money to blow on art given the current economy.





less crowds meant not much competition for the art, and we ended up with four new pieces, mostly abstract or edgy stuff. we even got to meet one of the artists, which was a nice touch.