March Madness

Spring came early to Madison, Ohio.  My magnolia was in full bloom on March 26, 2012.  Big Pink Blooms filled the sky will their softness and their light.  This tree has been through so much, recovered from loosing it's branches when a late spring snow dropped a foot of heavy flakes on buds ready to burst.  That year it bloomed in the woods.  A wonderful, thoughtful husband trimmed them back, the best he could ~ and now it stands almost as tall as it was before.  Why the magnolia bloom swells my heart with joy, I do not know.  It's beauty is simple and sweet; not long lasting.
Especially when the temperature is 26° the morning of March 27, 2012.  The blooms are now brown, making this same vibrant tree look dead.  I can not take a picture of the now; I only want to remember the before.  Life is short.  Enjoy the blooms each day gives you.