Signs of an early spring

One of the nice things about my photography habit is the record that it establishes for my sometimes spotty brain. I noticed last weekend that the saucer magnolias were blooming, and I thought to myself, “Self, it seems kind of early in the season for such things, isn’t it?”

So I went and looked up some pictures I took of them two years ago, and turns out I was correct — they didn’t start blooming until around the middle of March. So, by my estimate, we have about a three-week jumpstart on spring.

Odd, but hey, I’ll take it. We do need more rain at some point… but for now, I’m going to enjoy our early spring.

Saucer magnolia in front of the old Governors' Mansion about three blocks from my apartment.

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I love these so much. Now it's time to wait for the dogwoods--my other favorite spring trees!

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