Magnolia Blossoms

Suddenly I realize
That if I stepped out of my body I would break
Into blossom.

James Wright
A Blessing (excerpt)
The Branch Will Not Break

Magnolias

Yes, I know they’re not herons.

However, the magnolia blossoms in my magnolia photo series were plucked from a branch on the same Sunday walk of the first great blue heron encounter I chronicled here. (Please click here to catch up if you missed that post.)

They say that scent has more power to elicit past memories and emotions than any of our other senses.

The scent of magnolia blossoms transports me back to that day of the heron, just as surely as a photograph would, and I am enraptured all over again.

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Thanks to the kind folks at NaBloPoMo for the National Blog Posting Month challenge this November.

Thanks to Ailsa for the Weekly Travel Theme: Delicate.

Thanks also to Skinnywench for the Word a Week Challenge: Two. (Two blossoms of my favorite flower.)

Thanks to Cee also for her Fun Foto Challenge. (There’s that subtle shadow again for you, Cee.)

Thanks once more to Ese for her Ese’s Weekly Shoot & Quote Challenge – Allure.

Thanks also to the kind folks at Macro Monday for the MacroMonday challenge.

Thanks as well to Laura who invited me to join I Heart Macro Week.

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Remember: Walk softly and carry a long lens.

(This took place April, 2004)

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