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I have never seen one before, they are wonderful.
posted by
UtahJay
on June 5, 2012 at 11:56 PM
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I think they are beautiful, too! sam 
posted by
sam444
on June 5, 2012 at 8:11 PM
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Hahahaha!!! Justi, you made my day with that comment! A belly laugh!
posted by
adnohr
on June 5, 2012 at 2:52 PM
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Re: Justi
I finally remembered why I can't remember where it was. I was with Sis and she was driving and I was talking a mile a minute when I suddenly saw it and scared her to death when I yelled, "Oh look!" LOL
posted by
TAPS.
on June 5, 2012 at 2:41 PM
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lustorlove
They truly are delicate. You can see the first day of the blossom totally white and then the second day it has turned completely brown......
posted by
Justi
on June 5, 2012 at 9:47 AM
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Wiley
Thank you they are so beautiful.
posted by
Justi
on June 5, 2012 at 9:46 AM
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Kabu
You know Wiley and I might just fully recover you never know then we could both travel, both ways. So sorry about your Mom and your dad.
posted by
Justi
on June 5, 2012 at 9:45 AM
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adnohr
Yes, I bet you are the woman in a red dress. They are Southern. A Yankee visitor told me once that no wonder there was a myth about the South that we were all laid back and a bit over zealous about sex. He said he understood that when he smelled the Magnolias and the Gardenia. He said the Magnolias made him think of making love in the jungle and the Gardenia said let us do that again away from the eyes of others. After that declaration I took my leave.
posted by
Justi
on June 5, 2012 at 9:44 AM
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C C T
Oh I am glad we can grown int he ground a lot more than containers. I do grow in them but I would never have enough space for all the containers I would want. I love flowers.
posted by
Justi
on June 5, 2012 at 9:37 AM
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Taps
If you just happen upon it again make a u turn come back, park and shoot. Hope you have a wonderful week.
posted by
Justi
on June 5, 2012 at 9:36 AM
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Shobana
Thank you for your comment. This is my all time favorite but I have so many favorite flowers.
posted by
Justi
on June 5, 2012 at 9:35 AM
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yes I love the scent and the delicateness of the Magnolia
posted by
Lanetay
on June 5, 2012 at 9:09 AM
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Justi
Beautiful post and I love the magnolia's.
posted by
WileyJohn
on June 5, 2012 at 8:15 AM
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Re: Kabu Me too, it is sad that dear John Wiley can't really travel far
any more and neither can you. Scones and tea, Oh yum. Something that I indulge in always at my sister's place. She makes great scones.
My Dad died just after he had really had to put Mum into a Nursing home...broke his heart and I thought I would hate her if anything happened to him. She looked so helpless and alone when we went to see her (we never told her Dad had died) how could you hate her! I guess I started forgiving her then. Of course then I worked with the elderly nursing for years after that and one day realized that the love for Mum had resurfaced and I could mourn her properly. She died in 1990, six months after Dad. So long ago now. And I have been blessed not to have lost a child or Grandchild, I have dearest Wiley. My blessings are too many to count. You and George rank high on my list. xxxxxx
posted by
Kabu
on June 5, 2012 at 6:49 AM
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A nice ode to the flower, Justi. It's true, when I think of magnolias, they are automatically associated with 'down south'. I get a vision much like Nautikos.
posted by
adnohr
on June 5, 2012 at 4:40 AM
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Yes they are lovely Justi sadly our soil is limestone based and container grown plants are the only option. Lovely description though.
posted by
C_C_T
on June 5, 2012 at 12:37 AM
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I saw a southern magnolia tree in bloom here yesterday while I was out driving. It was so pretty and now I can't remember where I saw it. I wanted to go back and take a picture of it.
posted by
TAPS.
on June 4, 2012 at 11:34 PM
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Absolutely gorgeous Justi and I love how you brought your favorite flower to life..
posted by
shobana
on June 4, 2012 at 10:58 PM
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Kabu
Oh darling I am so sorry that your mother had Alzheimer's that is a disease straight from hell. I am so sorry for your pain, now you know but when it is happening and you already have your hands full it seems like the worst thing in the world is happening; your mother hates you, which of course, she did not, it just felt like that. You are such a precious lady. I would love to sit and have tea and scones and talk for a while.
posted by
Justi
on June 4, 2012 at 9:29 PM
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Re: Kabu well I didn't /don't know a lot about Magnolia so I thought
that my Pink one was quite ordinary. LOL tho. it was beautiful and a joy.
Mother ended her life with that terrible Alzheimer's so no she turned really nasty and kicking and thought that I was her sister. I felt that I lost my Mum somewhere in my thirties. But then years after it was all behind us, I got over all the pain and anger and that was when I began to associate her with the soft colors. Remembered that she was a dear.
posted by
Kabu
on June 4, 2012 at 8:44 PM
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Nautikos
Oh, I love Charleston. Your painting is so representative of the South except that we are far more multifaceted than outsiders know. So much of the world has no inkling of what the South is really like or about. I would love to see that painting. Thanks for the comment.
posted by
Justi
on June 4, 2012 at 4:08 PM
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Justi
I have these visions of the South - sitting with a lovely lady in red among the magnolias of a stately mansion in Charleston, sipping a mint julep...
posted by
Nautikos
on June 4, 2012 at 4:02 PM
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Annicita
I love peonies too.
posted by
Justi
on June 4, 2012 at 1:05 PM
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BC-A
Yes!
posted by
Justi
on June 4, 2012 at 1:04 PM
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FSI
To be sure.
posted by
Justi
on June 4, 2012 at 1:04 PM
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Kabu
How interesting Kabu, I never saw a pink Magnolia. I don't particularly associate Magnolia perfume with with the mellow lady but the perfume of the flower which is much softer and more elegant than the distilled oil. I bet your mother was delicate in her later years.
posted by
Justi
on June 4, 2012 at 1:03 PM
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i love all flowers.....for their beuty, their scent and the smile they put on my face.....i love peonies the most....so big and beautiful and their scent so heavy
posted by
Annicita
on June 4, 2012 at 10:33 AM
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Justi
e Magnolias show class love. BC-A, Bill’s R®st
posted by
BC-A
on June 4, 2012 at 10:25 AM
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They are beautiful flowers.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on June 4, 2012 at 9:17 AM
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I always associate the Magnolia with the Southern States of America
although many years ago when I lived in Wagga Wagga which has such hot Summers I had a pink Magnolia in the front yard. Lovely post dear one. Actually I associate my Mother with Lavender, not that she ever wore Lavender perfumes but the soft colorsas she faded into her disease.
posted by
Kabu
on June 4, 2012 at 8:52 AM
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JimmyA
What a sweet thing to say about your mom. 
posted by
Justi
on June 4, 2012 at 8:38 AM
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A very nice comparison. I always view my mom as a fully-bloomed rose . . . soft, sweet, beautiful, colorful, full of life . . . and always there to lift my spirits.
posted by
JimmyA
on June 4, 2012 at 8:10 AM
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