Spring is definitely here in Northern Alabama! I’ve been enjoying the buds and blossoms and looking forward to those that are on the way. I was on spring break when the Japanese magnolia on campus blossomed, so I completely missed opportunities to photograph the tree. However, when my cousins [who live nearby] posted a photo of a newly farmed patch of land on their property, I spied in the background the pink blossoms of the tree!
The magnolia was in no way the focus of the photograph, but those blossoms commanded my attention.
A few days earlier–while photographing the purple tulips–I remarked to a friend that I missed the magnolias this year. I can’t remember what prevented my pausing for a few shots [after dropping my son off at school]. Was it rainy weather or a desire [read: need] to spend all free time during the break sleeping?
The tree offered forgiveness for my neglect of its earlier splendid display, and I thanked it for a second chance to accept its beautiful gift.
This particular magnolia usually blooms in late winter–a much needed burst of color after the long, gray winter.
The tree is known by many names–Japanese Magnolia, Saucer Magnolia, Tulip Trees (which is what I first called them).
After I posted a photo on Instagram, a friend told me she had never seen the Japanese magnolia before, so I’m sharing a couple of links with a bit more information about the tree.
Spring’s explosion is short-lived, so be sure to take some time to notice the flowering trees. I’ll be back with more tree blossoms for our next #ThursdayTreeLove–if I can wait that long. 😉
I am joining Parul Thakur for #ThursdayTreeLove every second and fourth Thursday of the month. If you would like to play along, post a picture of a tree on your blog and link it back to her latest #treelove post.
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LOVE 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
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Thanks for loving it!
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Wow! Glorious Pink! Such beautiful words Chandra, “…The tree offered forgiveness for my neglect of its earlier splendid display, and I thanked it for a second chance to accept its beautiful gift…”
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Thank you! And–I agree the pink is glorious!!!
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What a beauty!
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Thank you!
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Ah! Tulip trees! I didn’t know they were also called Japanese Magnolia. I’ve seen them in a few yards in the historic district of my city. I wonder if they have that fresh lemony smell I love in the white magnolia.
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I didn’t notice a scent at all. I’ll have to take note the next time I have a visit. Yes, I learned they were called Japanese Magnolias from my “perfectly green thumb” mom. I was calling them tulip trees and she had no idea what I was talking about. LOL!
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love love love the shots of these flowers. So much so that I have forgotten about the tree 😉
Thank you so much Chandra for showing us such gorgeous flowers.
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Those are beautiful shots of the beautiful tree!
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Beautiful. Where I live in New York State, the magnolias are just starting to come out with shy glimpses of pink in their fuzzy buds. They are beautiful trees, aren’t they.
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Absolutely! I hope you get to see them in all their splendor!
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Beautiful colour pink flowers. I am glad to see the flowers of the magnolia tree.
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Thank you! Happy they bring gladness to you!
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WOW!! This is so so so beautiful – thank you for sharing Chandra – reminds me of the tree Anamika posted for her tree love post
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Thank you! It is, in fact, the same type of tree Anamika posted. LOL! Isn’t it beautiful that we are in different parts of the world and can enjoy the same tree?
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Your photos of the magnolias are stunning. We are still waiting for the blooms to come north of the border.
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Thank you! I love how spring takes its time traveling to the different places. That just means spring is longer–right? 🙂
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It sure is—we get to enjoy spring in different places.😃😃
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Great shots. Absolutely beautiful. I don’t think I’ve seen, or heard of, a Japanese Magnolia before.
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It is soooooo beautiful when it is in full bloom. A pink tree!
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A second chance! I can so relate to that 🙂
Love the beautiful flowers!!
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Thank you!
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