Magnolia dish

The huge magnolia tree here is creating one single blossom in so many different parts of its foliage!
Three Good Things:
1. Master Bee was just flying in for a taste - ignored the plate of seemingly ‘matches’.
2. I needed this shot before the wind got up.
3. Leftovers.

[JackieR]

Does look like matches! Great focus

[Lou Ann]

Wonderful closeup! The blooms are pretty but messy, aren’t they?

[Maggiemae]

@louannwarren Certainly not nice when they turn brown, Lou Ann!

[FBailey]

And they do look just like matches!

[Bep]

Nice close up.

[katy]

Amazing Timing to catch the bee flying by and all of those parts of the magnolia bloom captured so nicely in the “dish”

[Beryl Lloyd]

A lovely close-up , they do look like matches

[gloria jones]

Neat close up and details

[Dawn]

Lovely detailed image

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Great timing- looks like it's going to be a good landing!

[Marnie]

You have a huge magnolia tree? Oh wow, that's fabulous. Love the photo too.

[Thom Mitchell]

They are indeed fascinating plants!!

[Maggiemae]

@golftragic It is really huge, Marnie - probably why the flowers don't have scent- the growth had no sense!

[Diana]

Lovely shot.

[Valerie Chesney]

So lovely & your capture is beautiful + a bee......

[Babs]

Lovely close up. I love magnolias.

[Brennie B]

Very effective.

[Lou Ann]

@maggiemae well in that regard, they can be beautiful in their “brown” stage. 😊

[Daisy Miller]

Nice find and shot. I thought you had taken pictures of real matches until I looked closer.

[Ann Williams]

That large petal is making a nice saucer to collect those 'matches'.

[Corinne]

Interesting bowl ! It must smell so good !

[haskar]

Great pov and details.

[Marnie]

@maggiemae I think you're probably right on the money there.

[Maggiemae]

@golftragic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onTLoDzDwLs !

[Leslie]

wonderful find .... reminds me of a bowl

[CC Folk]

Lovely! I am looking forward to my magnolia blossoms!

[Maggiemae]

@gardenfolk They are such huge flowers it's difficult to know the best way of getting a good photo!