Magnolias

i simply love my magnolia tree. it makes me happy. (despite the fact that it is a messy messy tree that you have to rake up after several times a year!) it is the very first thing that blooms in my yard. it is the thing that tells me that spring is really here. and it is SO gosh darn pretty.

this year we had some wind in march that knocked a few blossoms down just as they had started to open. but they were still pretty even though they were lying in the grass...



and the pink and white petals of the ones still on the tree look so lovely against the clear blue, blue sky of spring.

i hope everyone else is enjoying spring as much as i am!