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Spring is here -- the Japanese Magnolia told me so !

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty RED STICK PARTNERS

My daughter took this photo in our backyard this morning.  In a comment earlier this week I told Richard Weisser that we always feel like Spring is here when the Japanese magnolia blooms (actually I think this is a Star magnolia).  She took this picture with her i-phone and a downloaded app called "shake-it".  Don't ask me ... I know nothing!  Hope you all are having a great weekend and feeling very springlike in your neck of the woods.

Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Sallie,

Absolutely gorgeous.  Thanks for sharing had not seen a Japanese Magnolia before.  All the best

Mar 06, 2010 06:54 AM
Malcolm Johnston
Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate LTD., Trenton, Ontario - Trenton, ON
Trenton Real Estate

Sallie, that is a beautiful flower, and I do think you are right, Spring has sprung.

Mar 06, 2010 06:57 AM
Sallie Williams
Keller Williams Realty RED STICK PARTNERS - Baton Rouge, LA
REALTOR - MBA, Baton Rouge

Ron, Alexandra, and Malcolm, thanks for stopping by.  This is the first warm day when it's actually warm and DRY ... dry enough to rake leaves and trim back bushes in the backyard.  And the magnolia smells so good.  Hope you're having a great weekend, too.

Mar 06, 2010 07:17 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Sallie - That's really a delightful looking photo, and a gorgeous flower!  I think it is the pure white against the blue sky that makes it so stunning!

Mar 06, 2010 07:52 AM
Sallie Williams
Keller Williams Realty RED STICK PARTNERS - Baton Rouge, LA
REALTOR - MBA, Baton Rouge

Myrl, I was really surprised that she got such a good photo with her i-phone.  She posted it on facebook, and when I saw it there I had to ask if she took that photo.  It's such a beautiful day.  She was out there taking pictures and spring cleaning in the backyard.  Then, of course, we all had to get out there and clean up together.  Our backyard is showing some slight promise of recovering from this hard winter, and that's a good thing.

Mar 06, 2010 07:57 AM
Lora "Leah" Stern 914-772-4528
Coldwell Banker, 170 N Main Street, New City NY 10956 - New City, NY
Real Estate Salesperson

Sallie what a gorgeous photo.  I wish I could say that spring is beginning to peak thru, but we're still covered with snow, though it is starting to melt away.

Mar 06, 2010 04:50 PM
Marlene Hoffman - Naples Beach Condos
Downing-Frye Realty, Inc. - Naples, FL

Tell your daughter the photo is gorgeous against that blue sky.  Thanks for passing it along.

Mar 09, 2010 02:06 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
The best agent in Southern Utah!

Sallie, That is an absolutely gorgeous flower photo. Your daughter is quite the photographer!

Mar 10, 2010 11:08 AM
Sallie Williams
Keller Williams Realty RED STICK PARTNERS - Baton Rouge, LA
REALTOR - MBA, Baton Rouge

Lora, I hope it melts soon, and you will see spring's first flowers popping up.

Marlene, thanks, I will tell her.

Wanda, thank you, too, and thank you all for stopping by.

Mar 10, 2010 12:48 PM
Not a real person
San Diego, CA

I don't think it has enough petals, and the petals are not skinny enough, to be a star magnolia. To me it does look like a Japanese magnolia (Magnolia x soulangiana), also called a saucer magnolia or a tulip tree.

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Mar 18, 2010 01:36 PM
Sallie Williams
Keller Williams Realty RED STICK PARTNERS - Baton Rouge, LA
REALTOR - MBA, Baton Rouge

Thanks, Russel.  I always enjoy knowing the names of my plants and trees and birds.  Have a great weekend.

Mar 19, 2010 02:09 AM
Ann Dail
Baton Rouge Area Homes, Louisiana, USA, 225-761-0551 - Baton Rouge, LA
Broker/Realtor,CRS, ePRO, SRS, B.A.Chem

Awesome photo!  She's a great photographer.

Mar 27, 2010 03:54 AM
Sallie Williams
Keller Williams Realty RED STICK PARTNERS - Baton Rouge, LA
REALTOR - MBA, Baton Rouge

Thanks, Ann.  I'll tell her you said so.  I printed a larger copy of the photo and framed it ... turned out nice.

Mar 27, 2010 07:42 AM
Not a real person
San Diego, CA

Hey, Sallie - I see this is your most recent post. Hope all is well with you and yours, that you're really busy, but that you'll be back soon to Play in the Rain with us. Take advantage of that love affair between Google and ActiveRain!

Apr 19, 2010 09:46 PM