A Canopy of Pink

The saucer magnolias are in full bloom. A late cold snap gets them about every other year so they are even more treasured when they get to bloom in all their glory. These are in my front yard and the ground will be carpeted with their pink petals as the leaves start emerging. I used to cut the branches from these to decorate the shop--the catkins stay on nicely and the branches are knobby and interesting. I always hear Vivaldi in my head when I see them in bloom. They peak out with the Bradford pears and the forsythia and the jonquils. The promise of Spring.