Althouse: It's not really too late for magnolias...

April 29, 2010

... if you look at them the right way.

ricpic said...: Woo, the woozy trees proffer their buds,
As if to say, "Hey Meester, you like my seester?"; 4/29/10, 1:36 PM
Original Mike said...: I've never liked those trees. Too messy.; 4/29/10, 2:01 PM
MadisonMan said...: I am told the Arb is very sweet smelling now. Our lilac is open. Love it.

Our neighbors have a HUGE crabapple. Boy does that thing smell great!; 4/29/10, 2:39 PM
kjbe said...: My neighbor has a wall of lilacs that run the length of our properties - they're out, too...and smell great...and achoo!

It's Benedryl season.

I also have contacts, now - I wonder how it will go.; 4/29/10, 2:51 PM
Unknown said...: Uh oh, magnolia!!! A sign of the old Confederacy!!!

Expect the usual suspects to accuse Ann of covert racism in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...; 4/29/10, 2:53 PM
MamaM said...: The scent of a Star Magnolia is my favorite spring fragrance, fresh, light, illusive, and impossible to inhale deeply enough. .; 4/29/10, 3:18 PM
MamaM said...: Was it too late for magnolias? Did the flowering crabs steal the show? With spring, one glory succeeds another.

I appreciate the pictures and cafes. They provide a unique invitation along with welcome respite from the political back and forth.

lonherp...better one than two; 4/30/10, 11:51 PM

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