For some people, spring is cherry blossom, sakura, late March pick-nicks in the park under the cherry trees (and accompanying hay fever). For others spring is warmish February days when the plum trees are in bloom, when you can leave your winter jacket at home and enjoy some vitamin-producing sunlight. Tough I love the cherry blossoms, though one of my favorite trees is the weeping plum and I so look forward to seeing them in bloom every year, for me the feeling of spring has become seeing the white magnolia flowers make their appearance.
Close to our house, there is a big Japanese style house with a beautiful Japanese garden, and in the garden there is a big Magnolia tree towering above the garden wall. Every time I pass it in the morning on the way to our son’s kindergarten, every time I go to meet him coming with the kindergarten bus in the afternoon, my eyes searches for this tree. Now, soon middle of March, the Magnolia is in full bloom and I make it my mission to leave home early to properly be able to enjoy the flowers.
Ever since I got fascinated with Magnolia, I have been on the lookout for those trees when I move around our neighborhood. As I started to look for Magnolia, I also discovered my other favorite tree, the weeping plum, in new places. So now I have a beautiful spring-tree-flower-course on my way to our son’s kindergarten. The other week I saw a few weeping plum trees in full bloom, the other day there were three Magnolia trees showing off their flowers. Next week, I am sure I will start collecting cherry blossom trees as well. So much to look forward to.
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