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Posted on May 4, 2020 by beth

what a beautiful welcome

the magnolia trees gave me

their path of petals

leading me back

into my quiet town

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“you are welcome as the flowers in may.”

-charles macklin

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Kiki on May 4, 2020 at 6:02 am said:

Such beautiful pairings. Very much miss my magnolias…..

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- beth on May 4, 2020 at 6:53 am said:
  
  Thank you, they are wonderful, aren’t they?
  
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merrildsmith on May 4, 2020 at 6:04 am said:

Beautiful! ❤️

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- beth on May 4, 2020 at 6:53 am said:
  
  Thanks!
  
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Life With The Top Down on May 4, 2020 at 6:28 am said:

I love magnolias, even when they’re decorating my path. Love this!

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- beth on May 4, 2020 at 6:53 am said:
  
  I do too, and thanks )
  
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Norah on May 4, 2020 at 6:30 am said:

Beautiful!

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- beth on May 4, 2020 at 6:52 am said:
  
  Thank you, norah
  
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Chatter Master on May 4, 2020 at 6:37 am said:

What a graceful way to greet you, falling gently and decorating your path. 🙂

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- beth on May 4, 2020 at 6:52 am said:
  
  Yes, exactly what I was thinking
  
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Brad Osborne on May 4, 2020 at 7:02 am said:

The magnolias recognize you for the Queen you are, and lay their beauty at your feet. Well written!

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- beth on May 4, 2020 at 7:10 am said:
  
  ha, i wish! thank you )
  
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Sadje on May 4, 2020 at 7:48 am said:

Sweet!

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- beth on May 4, 2020 at 8:05 am said:
  
  Thanks)
  
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  - Sadje on May 4, 2020 at 8:09 am said:
    
    A pleasure
    
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ivor20 on May 4, 2020 at 7:48 am said:

You can never hold back spring Beth….

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- beth on May 4, 2020 at 8:05 am said:
  
  So right!
  
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markbialczak on May 4, 2020 at 7:54 am said:

That’s a wonderful path, Beth.

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- beth on May 4, 2020 at 8:05 am said:
  
  It was 🌸!
  
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Jim Stewart on May 4, 2020 at 9:18 am said:

When I’m away from my little town, coming back and cresting the west ridge of the Coast Range is a welcome of ocean air.

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- beth on May 4, 2020 at 10:30 am said:
  
  it is so nice to feel home
  
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hitandrun1964 on May 4, 2020 at 9:47 am said:

They are so beautiful.

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- beth on May 4, 2020 at 10:30 am said:
  
  they are –
  
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Kelly MacKay on May 4, 2020 at 10:32 am said:

Beautiful. Thanks Beth

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- beth on May 4, 2020 at 11:19 am said:
  
  thanks, kelly
  
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Dale on May 4, 2020 at 10:54 am said:

Now that makes a path all the more beautiful! Now, if they could only bloom here!!

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- beth on May 4, 2020 at 11:19 am said:
  
  I love them and only certain kinds will survive here in the north
  
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  - Dale on May 4, 2020 at 11:40 am said:
    
    We have some here… They’ve just been slow to bloom this year! I’m starting to see a few…
    
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Jim Borden on May 4, 2020 at 11:19 am said:

Spring has sprung!

and your quote about flowers in May is one of the lines in “Dear Old Donegal”, one of my favorite songs by Bing Crosby…

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- beth on May 4, 2020 at 2:16 pm said:
  
  Great!
  
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- Connie L Cousins on May 5, 2020 at 10:28 am said:
  
  I must look up that song. What an accompanying piece that would be to that beautiful path!
  
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  - beth on May 5, 2020 at 10:29 am said:
    
    Yes!
    
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  - Jim Borden on May 5, 2020 at 11:22 am said:
    
    it’s a wonderful song, one I make sure to play every St. Patrick’s Day!
    
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utesmile on May 4, 2020 at 1:05 pm said:

Lovely!

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- beth on May 4, 2020 at 2:15 pm said:
  
  Thanks, ute!
  
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johnrieber on May 4, 2020 at 1:07 pm said:

Last week I shared that song from Josh Rouse, “Quiet Town.” I love the images it evokes and you captured so well…

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- beth on May 4, 2020 at 2:14 pm said:
  
  Thanks, and that was a nice share
  
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kerbey on May 4, 2020 at 1:36 pm said:

I smelled a young magnolia yesterday on a walk, expecting a syrupy smell, but it was surprisingly lemony citrus.

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- beth on May 4, 2020 at 2:14 pm said:
  
  Yes, it’s a rather refreshing scent –
  
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petespringerauthor on May 4, 2020 at 4:55 pm said:

Magical!

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johnlmalone on May 4, 2020 at 5:56 pm said:

we have a single magnolia flower out the front. we treasure it

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- beth on May 4, 2020 at 6:33 pm said:
  
  oh, i’ll bet that is precious
  
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hjonasson on May 5, 2020 at 2:48 am said:

So pretty! The cherry tree leaves have been falling here and the other colorful trees are springing into life.

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- beth on May 5, 2020 at 6:16 am said:
  
  i just love the flowering trees! sounds beautiful
  
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parikhit dutta on May 5, 2020 at 6:37 am said:

What a beautiful picture 🙂

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- beth on May 5, 2020 at 7:13 am said:
  
  thank you for your kind comment, parikhit
  
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Mrs ESTJ on May 10, 2020 at 7:46 am said:

I will have a magnolia tree at the back of my garden when I move at the end of June. I’m very excited!

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- beth on May 10, 2020 at 7:54 am said:
  
  How lucky! I love them
  
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Jennie on May 10, 2020 at 7:47 am said:

The showering of petals is lovely!

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- beth on May 10, 2020 at 7:55 am said:
  
  It was so pretty walking through them
  
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  - Jennie on May 10, 2020 at 8:13 am said:
    
    Our azaleas have dropped their petals. Yes, so pretty to walk through. 😍
    
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