Branches of Beauty

It's too bad Magnolia trees do not last longer (and they don't make less of a mess). They are beautiful trees. My office window looks right out into the branches of one of these beauties. I get excited when I see the buds start to appear each spring. While it is in bloom I savor it because only for a few days do its pink and white petals stay attached. You can miss the splendor of these trees in the blink of an eye. I am sure they are much prettier to those of us who do not have them in our own yards as we do not have to clean up after them!