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Magnolia in our backyard – Spring 2010
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OH Mary this is a beautiful site on a cold rainy Satruday morning… Are Magnolia tree won’t be blooming for another few weeks.. We need more warm weather, but the buds are there..
Thanks for sharing..
Thank you, Kathleen. This is from last year. Ours are also still buds right now but soon they’ll bloom.
Beautiful shot Mary. We are not quite at tht stage yet here, but soon very soon:)
Hang in there, Diane
Oh, how I adore magnolias! Gorgeous shot, Mary. I’ll make certain to share it with Thelma Rae Goodpepper …LOL!
Have a nice weekend. (I’m in Charleston for book research, and today it’s raining).
Haha, thanks Beth
Sorry to hear it’s raining in Charleston. Hope it clears before you leave!
Hi Mary,
I love Magnolia blossom, even though we don’t have any in our own garden.
The Magnolia and Camelia are both in full blossom, here in the milder Southern UK, with Rhododendrons and Azalea jusy beginning to make a show, lovely time of year.
Yvonne, it really is a lovely time of year. After our long winter it’s such a pleasure to see the show of spring arrive.
I love magnolia blossoms! They are truly gorgeous, and you’ve captured them in all their glory.
Thanks for sharing….
Here’s MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOT POST
Thank you, Laurel Rain.
Magnolias smell so lovely. I can just imagine the scent close to that tree. Beautiful!
I agree, Kay, the scent is wonderful.
I so covet that tree! I want one in my yard. They’re absolutely breathtaking and smell heavenly!
Luckily, this came with the house when we bought it!
Our magnolia is totally covered in buds. I can’t wait for it to bloom. Your’s is just beautiful! I like the way you angled the photo. Great shot, Mary!
We’re weeks away from the 2011 appearance of blossoms. I just needed to see them today in our rain and threat of snow *sigh*
We had a magnolia tree in our yard years ago and I just loved it, but boy, are they a lot of work!
I think they’re worth the trouble, right?
Magnolias are beautiful, aren’t they? My dad used to say that only mother nature can get away with such gaudy displays.
Trish, I love that
Beautiful picture! It brightens up a very gloomy day here.
Here’s mine: http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2011/04/saturday-snapshot-april-16.html
Thanks, Bev!
Very pretty. They are such beautiful trees even if a little messy. When my Magnolia blooms I know summer is around the corner. It has buds… next week maybe some flowers.
I guess there is a little mess but really, ours is at the back of our yard so I don’t see it – just the beautiful flowers. And then they’re gone in a blink it seems.
This picture sure is just what I needed this morning. It is so cold and dreary here. This will help brighten the day! I adore magnolias!
Me too, Beth
ahhhhh spring has sprung… I have a cherry blossom tree that has yet to bloom… we’re just waiting for the warmth to announce our Montreal spring now….
PK, we have spring one day and then then next, winter.
Mary this is absolutely gorgeous! I can almost smell it
Happy Saturday to you honey! XOXO
Thanks, Rebecca!
So pretty! We don’t have many of those around here.
Awwww spring
So soft looking & pretty. The essence of spring.
I think so too, Lee.
Mary, your magnolias are just gorgeous!!! Glad you are getting some Spring in your neck of the woods after such long winter!
Thanks, Sherri!
Any flowers in Minnesota can only be seen on the outside of seed packets! We just got 2 more inches last night
Oh no! I hope spring finds you soon.