Magnolia Time

It is right now that time when spring is springing, the summer birds are returning, and I am eagerly awaiting the blooming of Maggie – my favorite of all magnolia trees. I planted her as not much more than a twig, and she graced us with a total of five precious blossoms in her first year. She quickly grew tall enough to look in the second floor windows and now produces a billowy profusion of blooms in those lucky years when we avoid late frosts and nibbling squirrels. Here’s hoping for another year of magnolia inspiration…