Pic Today 3/18/12

MY FIRST

LEMON MAGNOLIA

This has been a wonderful season

for flowering magnolia trees.

Our warm spring has helped pink magnolias

put on a magnificent show.

While on a foggy morning walk,

I discovered a pale yellow magnolia

I hadn't seen before . . .

and the blossoms had a lemon fragrance.

This variety is a rare cousin to pink,

and is appropriately called

a "lemon magnolia."

Soft, pale, lemony yellow

with a sweet citrus fragrance.

(I was tempted to take a bite.)