Magnolia catch by maggiemae

Magnolia catch

The creamy white and graceful lady opens her petals in her own time
from the early morning’s candle shape
to a full blown flower, wide with a petal like display- aeroplane wings.
She doesn’t fly away but waits for the bees who have to dive amongst her deepest thoughts

I caught one of these thoughts…

Signed “me”
My words, my magnolia.

Could be nice on the black?
Three good things;
1. Mint sauce with cold lamb.
2. Skype with brother-in-law.
3.They want me to have my sister's ring which was our mother's!
Wow ! Maggie -- this is stunningly beautiful love the lovely spot loght on the centre of the flower -- great edit ! fav
January 2nd, 2017  
@beryl I was just lucky Beryl with the bee! He flew away and I only got 3 photos!
January 2nd, 2017  
Beautiful
January 2nd, 2017  
Kind of secretive looking , lovely.
January 2nd, 2017  
Nice details
January 2nd, 2017  
Beautiful ... love these magnolia's .. I struggle to get a perfect bloom on my tree as they bruise easily in our windswept garden..
January 2nd, 2017  
@julzmaioro ..and the flower generally only lasts a day!
January 2nd, 2017  
This is absolutely gorgeous on black! fav
January 2nd, 2017  
Very pretty
January 2nd, 2017  
Gorgeous glowy light.
January 2nd, 2017  
So graceful. Happy New Year, Maggie - hope it's a good one!
January 2nd, 2017  
@kwiksilver Thank you Gillian - and you too - away over there so far away!
January 2nd, 2017  
Beautiful Magnolia & lighting....beautiful words Maggiemae, perfect description....So happy for you, you will cherish that ring. Big Fav
January 2nd, 2017  
So beautiful, classy and graceful.
January 2nd, 2017  
this is a beauty, maggiemae. i love magnolia and dogwood flowers but i could never catch any in time. lovely that you are getting your mother's ring.
January 2nd, 2017  
Beautiful
January 2nd, 2017  
@happysnaps Thank you Valerie! I was most surprised and pleased that they had decided this!
January 2nd, 2017  
@summerfield Our magnolia is right beside our deck and quite huge - hard to miss except when you fly off the trampoline that is right there too!
January 2nd, 2017  
Bep
Gorgeous magnolia. Fav.
Love your #3.
January 2nd, 2017  
This is very elegant Maggiemae
January 2nd, 2017  
Lovely light, details
January 2nd, 2017  
Incredible! Gorgeously captured! I could smell its delicious scent as soon as I saw the photo!
January 2nd, 2017  
This is such a beautiful almost private capture, that bee is hiding in that gloriously perfumed bed!
Nice 3#GT.
January 2nd, 2017  
@happypat Actually Pat this magnolia doesn't have a scent - its beauty lies in its form!
January 2nd, 2017  
@shesnapped Its great what the imagination does - no scent in this flower but I can imagine it if it did have it because of its waxiness etc.!
January 2nd, 2017  
Such a lovely capture
January 2nd, 2017  
sheer beauty at its best
January 2nd, 2017  
Wonderful lighting, and this is gorgeous on the black background! Fav!
January 2nd, 2017  
Creamy white is the perfect description. Love this shot and the vignetting is just right.
January 2nd, 2017  
Beautiful shot of one of my favourite flowers.
January 2nd, 2017  
Very delicate and fragile.
January 2nd, 2017  
Lighting is sooooo good!
January 2nd, 2017  
Stunning and elegant. Highly artistic capture. Fav
January 2nd, 2017  
I looked on black and it is stunning.
January 2nd, 2017  
@maggiemae No scent??? Our magnolias can be smelled a block away!
January 2nd, 2017  
Oh yes this does look gorgeous on black and love the lighting!
January 2nd, 2017  
@dkbarnett Thanks Delwyn - one of my computers doesn't do that 'on black' thing and I don't really know!
January 2nd, 2017  
@shesnapped Maybe it does when it first comes out, Ashley but this one has lost some of its stamen and I can't smell a thing. There is another flower away up high that has just come out but if I try and reach that, I might fall over in an untidy heap into the bushes!
January 2nd, 2017  
Beautiful image and it really does look super on black. Fav.
January 2nd, 2017  
WOW! This is gorgeous.
January 2nd, 2017  
So beautiful, feels like we're intruding...
January 3rd, 2017  
Gorgeous close up shot and spotlight on the center of the flower (and of the bee). A fav
January 3rd, 2017  
@maggiemae Don't do that Maggiemae! We don't want to lose you here!!! :-)
January 3rd, 2017  
I love the ivory look to this
January 3rd, 2017  
Wow, absolutely stunning. Really love it on black too. Fav
January 3rd, 2017  
Very nice.
January 3rd, 2017  
@francoise Yes, ivory is the right shade of white to describe the colour, Francoise!
January 3rd, 2017  
@shesnapped I would be doomed to lie injured in the darkness of deep bushes until a butterfly came alighted on my nose and I would be saved! Excuse my silliness!
January 3rd, 2017  
This is stunning and your words equally beautiful. Wow Wee!
January 3rd, 2017  
@elatedpixie thank you Phylm! Very nice to hear that!
January 3rd, 2017  
Gorgeous flower and beautiful words. love the creamy color, fav. so happy for you, I know you'll treasure the ring.
January 3rd, 2017  
@bruni Thank you Bruni - the thought of that ring, brings tears to my eyes!
January 3rd, 2017  
Such lovely words to go with your beautiful image. clever you on two counts - the words and the image.
January 3rd, 2017  
@dide It was a small poetic moment, Dianne! I'm good on beauty and rotten on life's bad moments!
January 3rd, 2017  
Very elegant, especially with that lighting
January 3rd, 2017  
@joannakate The lighting was natural but I used a spotlight to process it Joanna!
January 3rd, 2017  
love the lighting on this
January 3rd, 2017  
Beautiful. I love magnolias.
January 3rd, 2017  
Stunning magnolia - beautiful words that suit so well
January 3rd, 2017  
January 3rd, 2017  
Beautiful and great lighting
January 3rd, 2017  
Looks stunning against the black.
January 3rd, 2017  
Beautiful shot - Fav :-)
January 3rd, 2017  
A shot laden with the flower's charm and grace. I'm delighted that you're to have the comfort and joy of your sister's...and previously your mother's ring.


January 3rd, 2017  
Glorious Maggiemae. What a lovely place for a bee for visit and rest awhile.
January 3rd, 2017  
Fav. Glad that you will get your sisters ring.
January 3rd, 2017  
Lovely shot
January 3rd, 2017  
Wow and fav! Love the lighting. So beautiful.
January 4th, 2017  
awesome flower
awesome poem
awesome inheritance!
January 4th, 2017  
@olivetreeann Thanks Ann! That word awesome covers so many emotions and is right for each one!
January 4th, 2017  
beautiful.
January 4th, 2017  
WOW just WOW
January 4th, 2017  
Such a perfect photo. I love the black background and all the detail you captured. What a wonderful thing to get your sister's ring which was your Mom's. Such a treasure. I can only hope in my family that things turn around and if my Mom dies before I do that my sister and I can work through it together. So many memories in the house I grew up in and my Mom lives in. Enjoy the ring when you get it. Will have to post a photo. FAV
January 5th, 2017  
@darsphotos Thats a nice idea, Darlene - I noticed it on her hand as she lay in the Hospice and wondered about it - not an engagement ring but a wide golden band.
January 5th, 2017  
@maggiemae How wonderful to be getting such a wonderful memory. My Mom has the ring my Dad promised to me and not sure she knows of his promise. I never said anything. My younger sister is executor to my Mom's estate in the event my Mom passes away before my sister dies. We are no longer in touch with each other so here is hoping that this part can be resolved for my Mom. I have a few pieces of jewelry from the passing of my sister in law last May. I cannot wear them for some reason. I hope eventually I can. Still painful for me. I hope you are doing ok as it is always hard to lose a loved one.
January 6th, 2017  
@darsphotos Thank you Darlene for releasing your thoughts! You have an extremely difficult situation with your younger sister. I would just like to say, I had one too with this sister who passed away but vowed I would not leave her side over the years. It worked out and she became my friend again. I would also like to say about the jewellery that was left to you by your SIl. The actual thought is so important rather than the past history!
January 6th, 2017  
Congratulations Maggie on this making it to the Top Twenty! FAV!
January 8th, 2017  
@skipt07 Oh really? Thanks Skip!
January 8th, 2017  
TT maggie! Well done!
January 10th, 2017  
Just seen on TT!! How did I miss this beauty? Another Fav!
January 13th, 2017  
FAV! Love this, Maggiemae and congrats on TT.
January 16th, 2017  
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