Magnolia Sweetness

My mom's magnolia tree has two sister blooms on it right now. There is quite a nice sickly sweet fragrance as you get within a couple of feet of the tree...






The above two pictures are as the blooms were brand new.


The above picture shows day two... (as well as the three following pictures).





The picture above had nectar drips...


And the picture that follows is the new seed pod about two weeks old...


What a magnificent tree...
-- Pictures Taken With & Posted From My iPhone

A Magnolia Tree For Pattie

My mom absolutely adored certain plants and trees. This evergreen magnolia was one of her favorites...



There are a few buds about to open, so I started taking some pictures over the last week or so...


Oh the scent of the bloom... If there was smell Internet... (one day I am sure there will be).


Just lovely!


And how fast the bloom starts to turn brown...


I really hope that the seed pod matures and develops the large red seeds... One of my favorite seed pods!

This tree will go into our garden, planted for and from my mom, by way of my totally amazing husband... She may have booted him off "design island" as far as house decorating decisions go... But I think he has gotten back on because of fulfilling this dream of mine and hers...
Thanks Dave! What a wonderful gift on so many levels...
-- Pictures Taken With & Posted From My iPhone

TriState Bird Rescue and the Oil Spill

As many of you may know I am trying to raise funds to help designate a room at the TriState Bird Rescue here in DE in memory of My Mom Pattie by donations and sales through the My Mom Pattie Etsy shop.

Right now it is the time of year where a lot of birds, especially young birds like this young Blue Jay (photo taken with my bird camera a couple years ago - a not injured bird) are injured or abandoned and need help...

TriState Bird Rescue is heavily involved with efforts to help wildlife affected by the Oil Leak in the Gulf of Mexico, but their website says they are not currently asking for supplies for that effort (this may change as things don't appear to be getting better any time soon). They do need help with supplies for their ongoing programs:

Click HERE to see their wishlist... 

You may be surprised to see some of the things they need and may have something readily available to you... Want their address? Click HERE.

You can always call or email them for more info if you can't find the information you are looking for on their website (very well done by the way!)

Thanks for your efforts with helping out!