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Jacaranda trees: Invasion of the purple flowers bring peace, beauty (and some mess) to SoCal - The Pasadena Star-News

Jacaranda trees while gardening in his front yard. A man walks under the blooming jacaranda trees along Del Mar Boulevard in Pasadena on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Some say the jacarandas are the West Coast’s version of the cherry blossom. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) Walnut High students roam Cal Poly Pomona, Calif. before graduating. The campus is dotted with jacaranda trees Monday, May 28, 2019. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Walnut High students get picture ready under a towering jacaranda tree at Cal Poly Pomona, Calif. before graduation Monday, May 28, 2019. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Jacaranda trees bloom along Del Mar Boulevard as pedestrians and vehicles cross the Pasadena street on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Some say the jacarandas are the West Coast’s version of the cherry blossom. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) img class="lazyload size-article_inline" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/PAS-L-JACARANDA-0530-04-SR1.jpg?w=620" data-srcset="https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/PAS-L-JACARANDA-0530-04-SR1.jpg?w=620 620w,https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/PAS-L-JACARANDA-0530-04-SR1.jpg?w=780 780w,https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/PAS-L-JACARANDA-0530-04-SR1.jpg?w=810 810w,https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/PA... http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/jacaranda-trees-invasion-of-the-purple-flowers-bring-peace-beauty-and-some-mess-to-socal

Hints for enjoying a rosy parade day

Find a Tiny Patch of Sidewalk (from which to view the parade)” also has a nice ring to it. If you’re a regular visitor to Pasadena on Jan. 1, you may have a routine for when you arrive and where you park. But if you’ve never attended the parade—a rite of passage in Southern California— you might be wondering how to get there by 8 a.m., when the festivities kick off. There are several possible options. As with many things in life, the more you pay, the more options you have and the later you can arrive. In my college days, when I had no money, I would arrive with friends the night before the parade and sleep somewhere along Colorado Boulevard. And when I say “sleep,” I mean shiver through a possibly inebriated state for four to six hours. This strategy still remains your least expensive option (minus the inebriation, of course.) Historically, if you arrive before midnight, you can find parking on residential streets two to four blocks off Colorado. By 5 a.m., however, the streets are usually full. If you do arrive early, be prepared to sleep in your car until sunrise. And to lessen the number of times you need to find a portable toilet, consider limiting your beverage intake. I’ve also gone to the parade without arriving before midnight. The trade-off is you’ll do some walking. Two years ago, we arrived just before 6 a.m., parked on residential streets west of the Arr... http://www.theacorn.com/news/2015-12-30/Columns/Hints_for_enjoying_a_rosy_parade_day.html

'Floragraphs' to honor 3 late N.J. residents at Rose Parade

PASADENA, Calif. — Three late New Jersey residents will be among 60 honored in flower form on the 2016 Donate Life float in the Rose Bowl parade on New Year's Day. Each year, the organ donation organization and the affiliated NJ Sharing Network create the likenesses of donors from across the country out of flowers, petals, and seeds. 2016 will mark the 127th annual Rose Parade, which Donate Life has participated in for the past 13 years. Its float features "flora graph" portraits of late donors, and riders include living donors and organ recipients. "The act of organ and tissue donation weaves together a tapestry of donors and recipients, of hope and remembrance, and beloved family and friends who live on through the most miraculous of gifts," Tom Mone, Chairman of the Donate Life float committee, said in a release about the event. The New Jersey honorees include: Betsy Niles: A Montclair mom and children's book author who died in March 2011 after being struck by a van while on her way... http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2015/12/3_late_nj_organ_donors_to_be_honored_in_floragraph.html