Flowers Bloom Even Then

A world of grief and pain,
flowers bloom even then.
...Kobayashi Issa

I am home again and I almost missed the blooming time of our magnolia tree. Usually I refer to it as my kind of "March Madness" as it will bloom heavily in March. However this year, it started right after I left town in the middle of February so I missed its peak time.

And it is back to reality now that I am home again...laundry, cooking, bills, cleaning, etc. Plus the sadness of war. Pray for Peace.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Such a beautiful blossom ! fav

[tony gig]

Beautiful flower and capture...

[Jacqueline]

Lovely!

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Beautiful!

[Merrelyn]

Very pretty

[Lastrami]

Beautiful! I always loved these blossoms, but now we don't have a magnolia tree anymore.

[Carole Sandford]

So beautiful!

[Esther Rosenberg]

Gorgeous taken shot.

[carol white]

A beautiful macro shot, great details.Fav😊

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful

[Pyrrhula]

A beautiful close up and nice details.

[Heather]

A stunning close-up! So beautiful! Fav! (And yes, this war has to stop!)

[Judith Johnson]

Wonderful close-up and your thoughts are so true

[Lee]

Great detail.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Lovely

[Shutterbug]

Beautiful closeup. Love the clarity. 🇺🇦

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful

[CC Folk]

@gamelee Many thanks, Lee!

[CC Folk]

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I was sorry it bloomed early this year and I missed the peak time when I was out of town. I was lucky to get some photos of it before the winds came and pretty much blew off the blooms altogether.

[Sandy Z W]

I guess you won't be doing your Magnolia April then? Pretty shot.

[CC Folk]

@yogiw Not this year since I missed the prime 3 weeks.