Grand indeed!

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These gems are blooming everywhere down here and  they are so  different from the magnolias up North.  I pass so many of them each morning on my walks (when I am without a camera!), so went back yesterday to take these pictures. I didn’t get any good shots of the leaves, but I love them too…huge, brown on the underside and then that wonderful shiny green on top. I would love to plant one of the trees in our garden but, alas, they get too big for our space. I will have to be content with viewing them on my walks!

Happy holiday weekend everyone…