It must be spring ...

... the first magnolia flower has opened!
Thank you for the awesome comments and questions on my photos. Love this place!

[Ladoga]

This is an incredible color! And the edge of the petal, and the background! Bravo!

[Pat]

Wow, what a lovely colour. I've never seen purple magnolia before, ours are all pink or white.

[PhotoCrazy]

Lovely!!

[Valerie Chesney]

So beautiful

[Beryl Lloyd]

Glorious , and what an unusual colour . Lovey image with its blue/purple hues and tones , sharp focus and bokeh ! -- Delightful - fav

[haskar]

Oh! A wonderful time. Lovely shot.

[Annie D]

wow! what colour!

[Diana]

Stunning cspture, such an awesome colour. Fav

[Lesley]

That’s beautiful. We’re just coming towards autumn so it’s wonderful to see that.

[Mave]

Lovely depth of colour

[Joy]

Very nice

[Pigeons Farm]

Lovely and such a beautiful colour

[Karly]

Beautifully vivid color. Nice focus and DOF!

[Elyse Klemchuk]

Look at this gorgeous color!

[Lee-Ann]

NIce colour

[Shutterbug]

That bloom certainly is something to celebrate. I have never seen a magnolia such a vibrant purple.

[Jean]

beautiful. such a lovely rich color

[Joanne Diochon]

I've never seen a purple one either. I've seen some pink that shade to almost a magenta on the edges and I have a yellow one but never one this deep a shade.

Extra points for the delicate spider web un the background.

[Corinne]

Superb !

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Nice shot

[Sharon Lee]

so pretty

[Pyrrhula]

Awesome deep purple colour. Ours are more white and pink.

[wendy frost]

Wonderful colour flower and a great capture with the bokeh.

[Rick]

Awesome capture.

[Monique]

That’s a stunning colour ! Never seen it before in a magnolia...

[Rob Z]

Wow - wonderful colours. :)

[Fr1da]

Beautiful. Mine will be a while to flower yet!