Have you ever been blessed to be in the presence of a Southern Magnolia in full bloom? Those enormous white blooms open up beautifully to welcome you under its graceful yet sturdy sheltering branches. Its scent floats on the spring breeze and gives you a sense of comfort and home. No matter where you are in the southeastern United States, you will find these trees of wonder. They seem to live forever. Generations upon generations have enjoyed and beheld the glory of the Southern Magnolia.

Here in my own hometown of Jonesboro, GA, the home of Gone with the Wind, there are still hundreds of these magnificent beauties lining the yards of some of the oldest homes in the county. When you pass one of these homes and its tree-laden acreage, you are beholding the same scene that many generations past also witnessed. I can almost picture Scarlett and Rhett standing on the front lawn.

In the small town of Pendleton, SC there lives a Southern Magnolia by the name of Nancy Hellams aka ohme. When she speaks of her hometown as she often does, the love shines through as beautiful ray of light. You can feel the pride clear to your heart.

In the lens Southern Magnolia Tree, Nancy shows us her favorite Southern Magnolia, the tree she grew up seeing on her path to school. I will leave it to this wonderful lenmaster to tell you just how long ago that was.

The pictures she presents are so clear and so temptingly gorgeous; you can smell the blossoms and nearly reach for them. I can envision her sitting on Aunt PittyPats porch having lemonade and gingerbread on a warm summer afternoon with the breeze gently blowing. All the while those magnificent blossoms sway on the branches of a regal Southern Magnolia tree.

Can you see it?

Visit: Southern Magnolia Tree

Image Credit: Magnolia Blossom postage by ohmeakanancy