It's November and the jacarandas are still a treat. The Union Buildings, seat of the administrative government in South Africa, in Arcadia are framed by purple. 
From Waterkloof hills the suburbs have a purple haze.
I get sidetracked when driving down streets under a purple canopy.
Cloudless skies over the geometric shapes of the buildings of my alma mater and the university where I have been teaching for twenty-two years. The University of South Africa, fondly known as UNISA to hundreds of thousands of alumni, including Nelson Mandela.
The admin block at Unisa. Teaching is done through distance education (mainly print, but rapidly changing to hi-tech).
Pretoria lies in a mauve haze as the jakaranda trees flaunt their glorious blossoms in honour of Persephone. In the far distance are the stately sandstone Union Buildings, the seat of the administrative section of the government of South Africa.
The skyline of down town Pretoria where shoppers bustle under mauve pools of shade.
The view from the 10th floor of the Theo van Wjik Building at Unisa. 
Not true to his water-loving breed, Trist prefers to look on with just a hint of a tolerant smile.
