We have white magnolias at our front door
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (345611)
Rockingham, Australia
December 10, 2021 5:54pm CST
We had a barbecue the other day at our new village barbecue. I’ve already posted about it. While I was there, I noticed the magnificent white magnolias that have been planted in the area. They are very pretty and are flowering at the moment.
So this evening I walked across and took a photo of them. The photo of the tree doesn’t show the flowers very well. The single flowers look like tulips. I thought they were very beautiful.
There is a poem ‘The White Magnolia Tree’ which would be recited on radio from time to time when I was young. One line was ‘and the white magnolia grew and grew’ but ‘grew’ would be stretched out ‘greww and grewww’ and now, whenever we see a white magnolia, either Vin or I will repeat the line ‘‘and the white magnolia grewww and grewww’. 
Ah well, small things amuse small minds. 
Ah well, small things amuse small minds. 21 people like this
22 responses
@snowy22315 (184863)
• United States
11 Dec 21
That is really pretty, ours look just a bit different. I have a funny story about a magnolia too. Years ago, when I first moved down to Virginia, I saw these big white flowers on trees, and was wondering what they were...all of sudden the Country Music tune Magnolia Blossoms came into my mind. I thought to myself...hey those are magnolia blossoms...funny how music can trigger thoughts..I was right of course..
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
11 Dec 21
@caroldm loves them, living where she does in the US South she shares them every spring!
nice picture, lovely flowers!
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@JudyEv (345611)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Dec 21
I know I am going to enjoy these, hopefully for many years. @caroldm @DocAndersen
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
12 Dec 21
@JudyEv they are truly beautiful! and a wonderful smell as well!
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@DaddyEvil (140814)
• United States
11 Dec 21
So... you and Vince are planning on digging up a magnolia and planting it in your back yard? 
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@DaddyEvil (140814)
• United States
12 Dec 21
@JudyEv When I was younger, I dug up a pine tree and planted it in my back yard... We lived in that house for years. Pretty loved to decorate it at Christmas time.
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@JudyEv (345611)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Dec 21
@DaddyEvil We always wanted to that on our little farm but we didn't get around to planting one and any there were there were a bit too big for us to decorate.
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@averygirl72 (38387)
• Philippines
16 Dec 21
What a nice name for a flower. I only see it in pictures
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@FourWalls (71151)
• United States
11 Dec 21
I know what you mean about being amused. Whenever I hear them say that there’s “a light chop” on the lake or bay waters on weather radios I listen to I say “chop chop.” 
Lovely magnolia!
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@FourWalls (71151)
• United States
11 Dec 21
@JudyEv — I noticed a lot of people noted the trivia about Mike Nesmith today that his mother invented White-Out. Of all the things to remember about someone who had such a long career…..
I remember the “chop chop” from an episode of Hogan’s Heroes, where Klink kept taunting Hogan with “chop, chop, chop.” At the end Hogan got him back.
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@JudyEv (345611)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Dec 21
The single flower is just a bud. I think that might be why it looks different.
@LindaOHio (183865)
• United States
11 Dec 21
Very pretty. I'm easily amused as well. :-)
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