I posted my first photo of the Jacaranda Trees on my other blog if you would like to take a look: Exam Trees
They are commonly called "exam trees" in some parts of the world because of the belief, depending on where you are, that if a flower falls from one of these trees and hits your head you will either pass your exams...or NOT! According to Wikipedia, in Pretoria it is believed you will, but in Queensland, you will not. I'm not worried, as I passed all my exams a long time ago. I'll bet that somewhere, though, there is also a superstition that if a young man presses the blossoms and mails them to his love, they will bring her to wherever he is. If not, there should be.
In this shot, the pods are more apparent:
Detail of pods: