Friday, April 15, 2011

Spring Easy!



"Sugar magnolia, ringing that bluebell, caught up in sunlight, come on out singing
I'll walk you in the sunshine, come on honey, come along with me.

Sunshine, daydream, walking in the tall trees, going where the wind goes
Blooming like a red rose, breathing more freely,
Ride our singin, I'll walk you in the morning sunshine
Sunshine, daydream. sunshine, daydream. walking in the sunshine."
Sugar Magnolia Robert C Hunter and Robert Hall Weir (performed by The Grateful Dead)

Won't you take a moment and visit Freda's Quote It Saturday?

The theme for this month's Brenda Photo Challenge is "Spring Easy!"

And to more beautiful flowers from around the world visit Today's Flowers.

41 comments:

Ginny said...

Beautiful pictures!!! You finally got me with a song I never heard of!

Out on the prairie said...

Nice, i shall be humming that tune today.The magnolias are catching my eye this year. I added a weeping pussy willow to my yard.

texwisgirl said...

the last photo is so perfect. but the willow is just beautiful too!

Ann said...

Wonderful shots. They are all so pretty. The blue of the sky in the second one makes a gorgeous backdrop for the white blossom

Sandra said...

these are truly truly gorgeous. i love the first one, it looks like a cuddly puppy plant to me.
congrats on winning the Red contest, i would have picked that droplet myself. stunning

DJan said...

Congratulations on your win, Judy! I knew from the moment I saw that picture it would be the winner, and I was right!

Donna said...

Oh Judy! These are Beautiful! LOVE macro Anyway! The colors are So Soft! Nice!!!
Happy weekend!! Thanks for the link!!
hughugs

Juju at Tales of Whimsy.com said...

That's beautiful!

-☼-Icy BC said...

Beautiful magnolias and the first one looks like fur almost!

Brenda said...

Glorious!!

fredamans said...

Reminded me I forgot my post.
Thanks for that and thanks for participating!

Lori Lindsey said...

Lovely! Very Very Pretty!

Donna said...

Ah, those pics made my heart sing!

Carletta said...

Stunning shots!
Love the macro!

MarissaDW said...

Lovely magnolia flowers! What beautiful shots! Happy Spring time!

The Words Crafter said...

I really need to get out and practice with my camera. Your amazing shots make me want to at least try to be as good as you!

I went back and read your previous post and I really want this book. Thanks for the intro!

Did I know you were Southern? Seems like I read it before either in a post, or in your profile-which I can't find....

Anyway, hope you're having a wonderful weekend. Love those blossoms!

Janice said...

Your pictures are wonderful! Love the second pic the best - simply beautiful!

msdewberry said...

Love Magnolias! The little hints of pink are tantalizing!

Indrani said...

So beautiful against the blue sky.
Beautiful series.

BJ Roan said...

Love the sugar magnolia blossoms. Very nice post!

Tracy said...

I love the beautiful photo of the white dogwood against the blue sky...just lovely!

Charlene: the Polarblogger said...

Great macro with delightful backgrounds!

Sharon Wagner said...

You won't be seeing Red. Because you won over at Joan's blog. Congrats.

chubskulit said...

Very pretty!

It would be a delight to have you come and visit my flower post for today. Thanks!

Naturegirl said...

Such wonderful bursts of Spring!

http://graceolsson.com/blog said...

marvelous macro shots
also the ehader of your blog is marvelous
http://graceolsson.com/blog/

amatterofhowyouseeit.com said...

Beautiful details of these buds and blossoms!

Arija said...

Magnolia stellata, what a delight to see the progression from bud to fully open flower.

Pat Tillett said...

Love the photos and the song!
flowers are everywhere...

Madi and Mom said...

Gorgeous pictures.... we have missed dropping by to say hi,
Hugs Madi and Mom

Barbara Rosenzweig said...

I love my star magnolia tree, too. But the blossoms are starting to get brown. Not a pretty sight.

These will be my next painting.

I'm your new follower.
Barb

~Cheryl said...

Totally beautiful macros! Love your header, too

eileeninmd said...

Lovely blooms, your photos are beautiful. Thanks for stopping by and the nice comment.

Betty Manousos@ Cut and Dry said...

wow! fabulous series of photos!!
It's really hard to pick a favourite.

Love the texture!

Big hugs!
b xx

Betty Manousos@ Cut and Dry said...

...I also love the lighting here.
Gorgeous!!

Splendid Little Stars said...

You captured the beauty of Spring so perfectly! I can see and feel the Spring sunlight in your photos.

yonca said...

Beautiful shots! Your header is amazing!

xoxo

yonca

Ratty said...

I like that first picture. It looks kind of like a squirrel's tail.

SUGAR MOON said...

These pics are wonderful!! Enjoyed them very much. I can see why you won.

Regina said...

Gorgeous and delightful!
Regards.

♥~Judy~♥ said...

Your pics always have amazing clarity. I love them. We had snow again so we had better not hold our breaths for spring. :-)