Original Illustration from the book “THE WONDER JOURNAL”

Every year people wait for the breathtaking sight of the flaming Jacaranda to announce the advent of summer.

One after another, the giant and graceful trees catch fire of dreamy purple, shrouding the city, the streets in a canopy of glory.

Raining down in the sunlight, the delicate petals in all shades of violet and lilac lavishly cover the sidewalks like a royal tapestry.

Suddenly, a mundane world is reborn by a baptism of Life itself!

Such a miraculous and wondrous spectacle!

Yes I am alive! Behold! The world is made new.

And I am given a gift of life to LIVE!!!