what a beautiful welcome
the magnolia trees gave me
their path of petals
leading me back
into my quiet town
—
“you are welcome as the flowers in may.”
-charles macklin
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Such beautiful pairings. Very much miss my magnolias…..
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Thank you, they are wonderful, aren’t they?
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Beautiful! ❤️
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Thanks!
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I love magnolias, even when they’re decorating my path. Love this!
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I do too, and thanks )
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Beautiful!
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Thank you, norah
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What a graceful way to greet you, falling gently and decorating your path. :)
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Yes, exactly what I was thinking
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The magnolias recognize you for the Queen you are, and lay their beauty at your feet. Well written!
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ha, i wish! thank you )
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Sweet!
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Thanks)
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A pleasure
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You can never hold back spring Beth….
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So right!
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That’s a wonderful path, Beth.
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It was 🌸!
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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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it is so nice to feel home
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They are so beautiful.
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they are –
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Beautiful. Thanks Beth
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thanks, kelly
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Now that makes a path all the more beautiful! Now, if they could only bloom here!!
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I love them and only certain kinds will survive here in the north
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We have some here… They’ve just been slow to bloom this year! I’m starting to see a few…
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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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Great!
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I must look up that song. What an accompanying piece that would be to that beautiful path!
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Yes!
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it’s a wonderful song, one I make sure to play every St. Patrick’s Day!
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Lovely!
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Thanks, ute!
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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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Thanks, and that was a nice share
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I smelled a young magnolia yesterday on a walk, expecting a syrupy smell, but it was surprisingly lemony citrus.
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Yes, it’s a rather refreshing scent –
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Magical!
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we have a single magnolia flower out the front. we treasure it
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oh, i’ll bet that is precious
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So pretty! The cherry tree leaves have been falling here and the other colorful trees are springing into life.
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i just love the flowering trees! sounds beautiful
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What a beautiful picture :)
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thank you for your kind comment, parikhit
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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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How lucky! I love them
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The showering of petals is lovely!
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It was so pretty walking through them
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Our azaleas have dropped their petals. Yes, so pretty to walk through. 😍
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