HAPPY SUNDAY to You!

The little bridge in Magnolias Garden, outside of Charleston in South Carolina

If the problem has a solution, worrying is pointless, in the end the problem will be solved. If the problem has no solution, there is no reason to worry, because it can't be solved.

~Zen proverb~

Hi my friends,

It's unbelievable how fast this week went by for me! 

I had a lot on my "to do" list and I'm happy I achieved every single one. 

Now I can relax and enjoy my weekend. 

I hope you're doing it too!

HAPPY SUNDAY everybody!

~Susanne

Little Red Bridge...

There is a little red bridge in Magnolia Gardens that leads you from one side of the pond to the other. I enjoyed seeing the reflections in the water, the water was quiet like a mirror

The red bridge was also a living space for a little green gecko, enjoying the warm sunshine on his back

He was so peacefully dreaming in the sun until a photographer came up to him with that unbearable clicking sound which made the gecko disappear behind the red pole for protection - and he never came back again.

This is the beautiful view that the gecko was pondering while taking his sunbath.

Magnolia Grandiflora

It is so wonderful to see all the magnificent blossoms of the blooming Magnolia trees.

Read what Wiki has to say to the Magnolia tree

Magnolia grandiflora, commonly known as the Southern magnolia or bull bay, is a magnolia native to the southeastern United States, from coastal Virginia south to central Florida, and west to East Texas. It is a medium to large tree 20-30 m tall with a striking appearance, both in leaf and in bloom.

The leaves are evergreen, simple and broadly ovate, 12-20 cm long and 6-12 cm broad, with smooth margins. They are dark green, stiff and leathery, and often scurfy underneath with yellow-brown pubescence. They will bronze, blotch, and burn in severe winters at the northern limits of cultivation, but most still cling until they are replaced by new foliage in the spring. In climates where the ground freezes, winter sun appears to do more damage than the cold itself. In the northern hemisphere the south side of the tree will experience more leaf damage than the north side of the tree. Two extremes are known, with leaves white underneath and with leaves brown underneath. The brown varieties are claimed to be more cold-hardy than the white varieties, but this does not appear to be proven as yet.

The large, showy, citronella-scented flowers are white, up to 30 cm across and fragrant, with 6-12 petals with a waxy texture, emerging from the tips of twigs on mature trees in late spring.

The Magnolia

The Magnolia
by Mary McNeil Fenollosa

O flowers of the garden, of skilled and human care,
Sweet heliotrope, and violet, and orchid frail and fair,
Pour out your love to happier hearts; the woodland flowers for me,
The pallid, creamy blossoms of the dark magnolia tree!

I close my eyes; my soul lifts up to float with their perfume,
And dull the body lying in this narrow city room.
Again I am a happy child. I leap and joy to see
The great curved petals wavering slip from out the gleaming tree.

As holy grail, or pearl inwrought, or carven ivory cup,
They stand on bronze and emerald bough, and brim their sweetness up;
And underneath a happy child! --- O days that used to be!
In distant land, the flowers still stand upon the dark green tree.

The Color Green...

Green Ivy on the wall, longing for more sunlight

Green grass in the back of the plantation house in Magnolia Gardens

Young green leafs on a tree tell you: spring is here.

The color green in many variations

The green color is significant for spring time, it's so fresh and innocent and full of life.

The Beauty and the Beast

Al, the Gator takes a nap in the sun, seen in Magnolia Gardens

It seems he was following us by every step we did

Cypress roots

My favorite flowers in springtime are the Iris and the Wisterias

This is the view of the red bridge surrounded from wonderful waterways and blooming plants and bushes.