My jacaranda tree is a lot like my boyfriends

Jacaranda trees are beautiful, at least until you have to clean up the mess. (File photo by Bruce Chambers, Orange County Register/SCNG)Each May, the tree blooming in front of my house reminds me of boyfriends I’ve had over the years.
Beautiful, sticky, messy and annoying.
If you have a jacaranda tree, you know exactly what I’m talking about.
It’s a love-hate relationship. You can’t help being swept away by the glorious carpet of periwinkle blossoms. Until you have to cle