magnolia

It's impossible to capture in pictures the magic of this giant magnolia in our front yard, near the road.  It's by far the biggest I've ever seen.

It's its own world.  She has huge branches, strong and sprawling and tangled, creating a giant canopy and her own ecosystem underneath.  We find smaller trees, moss, and a blanket of leaves.  It's cooler and a great place to climb and explore.


4 1/2-year-old boy for scale.





We've planted smaller volunteer magnolias elsewhere in the yard when they pop up, in the hopes we can grow her great-grandchildren all around. Thank you, beautiful magnolia, for the shade and the roots.








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