I have loved Magnolias all my life. I am from the Magnolia State afterall! We have a large gorgeous tree on the East side of our home outside our breakfast, kitchen and laundry room windows. I love that tree. I love watching the birds skitter about in the branches.. love the deep green of the leaves.. the red berries that show up after the creamy white blooms have played out.. the light sweet scent that lingers in late spring while the tree is in bloom... I really love seeing red birds on the branches.. that red against the green leaves! Wow! And a few times we have had snow and red birds at the same time. Amazing!
The Magnolia is starting to bloom right now. I love to find a bloom that hasn't opened and then watch it progress day by day from a bud to a wide open flower. Here are a few photos showing the various stages... Once again I wish I could attatch smells to this blog.. light sweet fragrance... hmmmm...
The white bloom will actually turn a golden brown color as it dies. As strange as it may sound, those dying blooms have a beauty all their own. We don't have any of those yet.
Here is a shot of our tree.. I couldn't get it all in the frame.. it is sooo tall.... it was about half this size when we moved here 21 years ago.
One more thing I love about that tree... memories of my kids climbing in it! Magnolias have great branches for climbing!
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