tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post784956511997365007..comments2023-10-17T08:29:42.738-04:00Comments on Empty Nest: Magnolia TreesEmpty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-16084991337829401692011-05-04T20:32:00.117-04:002011-05-04T20:32:00.117-04:00Those are beautiful memories. So glad you still ha...Those are beautiful memories. So glad you still have the tree.Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-52678559830235634002011-05-04T14:12:52.354-04:002011-05-04T14:12:52.354-04:00How sweet that a childhood memory of yours could a...How sweet that a childhood memory of yours could also become one of your own children. I love it...the tree just HAS to stay.Cindyhttp://for-one-another.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-91291987300759187312011-05-04T13:37:44.326-04:002011-05-04T13:37:44.326-04:00I loved this post as we also have a Magnolia Tree ...I loved this post as we also have a Magnolia Tree although much more modest than yours, looking forward to it flowering soon. I hope if you do take it down you plant another to replace it.LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-50685554921918464542011-05-03T21:49:27.193-04:002011-05-03T21:49:27.193-04:00That was an amazing post. I had my own little pla...That was an amazing post. I had my own little place too. It wasn't a tree though but I think I'll write about it soon. But for now I have to make a reminder or else I'll completely forget it. Really enjoyed this one.BBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09432729957196570774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-36256178010805579882011-05-03T20:25:35.989-04:002011-05-03T20:25:35.989-04:00Donna-Thank you! Getting up was never a problem fo...Donna-Thank you! Getting up was never a problem for me, it was climbing down that was an issue!<br /><br />Michele-I love gardenia bushes and we had them too but I am now allergic to them. :(<br /><br />Desiree- We haven't taken it down yet but it's beginning to interfere with the foundation of the house and we just cannot have that. A dear friend of ours is a 'tree guy' and he&#Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-1633429934455054942011-05-03T18:48:41.347-04:002011-05-03T18:48:41.347-04:00We have a huge Magnolia out the front.. love the f...We have a huge Magnolia out the front.. love the flowers, hate all the leaves they drop... it might get replaced next year with a flower bed...Clare and Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16231901067354703823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-69456889577565488272011-05-03T16:14:32.370-04:002011-05-03T16:14:32.370-04:00I loved the telling of this story, but I felt that...I loved the telling of this story, but I felt that you'd slapped me in the face when, after extolling the many virtues of this beautiful tree, you suddenly proclaimed it was trashy after all and needs to come down. That got me wanting to chain myself to your tree to protest on its behalf and on behalf of all the birds and squirrels that inhabit and visit it! What tree doesn't make a mess?Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069419364783245762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-370776615277411452011-05-03T15:17:18.979-04:002011-05-03T15:17:18.979-04:00Magnolia trees are everywhere around here. I love ...Magnolia trees are everywhere around here. I love them- always have. And gardenia bushes too. We had them next to our front porch when I was young. I always liked that smell.Bodacious Boomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14541581963810435319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-24464966594113787242011-05-03T15:15:58.260-04:002011-05-03T15:15:58.260-04:00Very sweet post
I had a tree I used to "clim...Very sweet post<br /><br />I had a tree I used to "climb" - it had one low branch that I could get up on and I would sit there for hours - so proud that I had gotten up there - even then I was a couch potato!Donna @ The House on the Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11996281285406090119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-69836013468296145222011-05-03T15:01:34.704-04:002011-05-03T15:01:34.704-04:00Jessica- I know. I'm thinking that it's g...Jessica- I know. I'm thinking that it's going to stay and maybe have a tree person try to get rid of the disease.Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-55664756372445848322011-05-03T13:48:57.416-04:002011-05-03T13:48:57.416-04:00Oh, I really like this post. It will be hard to s...Oh, I really like this post. It will be hard to see that Magnolia go I think...Jessica Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861658300112079021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-59193053482743399892011-05-03T13:11:24.983-04:002011-05-03T13:11:24.983-04:00Kathy- They really do make awesome climbing trees,...Kathy- They really do make awesome climbing trees, don't they? Thanks for coming by, reading and commenting!<br /><br />This- I have never seen a pink one- Please take some pix and post them! I bet it's gorgeous!<br /><br />Suzanne- I think this one is here to stay! Did y'all already have a wedding or is it yet to come?<br /><br />Beverly- That's exactly what our backyard Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-91398256741785816442011-05-03T12:29:57.528-04:002011-05-03T12:29:57.528-04:00Great post. I love trees and some they just have t...Great post. I love trees and some they just have to stay:)Author Joshua Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01256754228034053632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-19513877646482064522011-05-03T12:08:33.788-04:002011-05-03T12:08:33.788-04:00I think that tree is meant to stay :) lots of love...I think that tree is meant to stay :) lots of lovely memoriesLyndylouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133867788700520182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-37815636758973961822011-05-03T11:58:58.235-04:002011-05-03T11:58:58.235-04:00You know how I feel about trees so I'm definit...You know how I feel about trees so I'm definitely with you on this one. Lovely post with a lot of family memories woven in to the tree's story.Stephanie Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206167025245206754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-16993690669340828092011-05-03T11:46:10.647-04:002011-05-03T11:46:10.647-04:00No Magnolia tree memories here, but my husband is ...No Magnolia tree memories here, but my husband is addicted to trees. For many years, he bought new pine tree seedlings every year and planted them and cared for them until he could move them to a permanent home. We are surrounded by trees here, as much as possible considering we live fairly close to the road. I love it and have accepted that we'll never be able to have fabulous flower gardensLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14858720522828231380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-41771003000526647942011-05-03T11:30:18.541-04:002011-05-03T11:30:18.541-04:00They are dirty trees, but so pretty. It is so nic...They are dirty trees, but so pretty. It is so nice to have those memories. I am sure your girls have very similar memories.<br /><br />SusanTotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08068342215078700485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-70069342608730741002011-05-03T11:03:14.422-04:002011-05-03T11:03:14.422-04:00The only good Magnolia tree is the one in someone ...The only good Magnolia tree is the one in someone else's yard. We cut down the one in our yard a couple of years ago and I was glad to see it go. The leaves, the pods, yuck! But they are pretty to look at.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641059685087617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-12329883616185541872011-05-03T09:32:26.938-04:002011-05-03T09:32:26.938-04:00Love this post. Many years ago my neighbor dug up ...Love this post. Many years ago my neighbor dug up a small magnolia tree from an undeveloped area in the back of our subdivision and planted it in her yard. It is now very tall and covered with blooms. My son, who now lives in California, named his wedding photography business "Magnolia Weddings".Sailmortnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-80418313648326310092011-05-03T09:15:31.665-04:002011-05-03T09:15:31.665-04:00Wonderful post of very happy memories of that Magn...Wonderful post of very happy memories of that Magnolia tree. We have two in our garden, a cream one and a deep pink one, and they are stunning when they are in bloom.Southhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-76359626617795210972011-05-03T09:10:27.698-04:002011-05-03T09:10:27.698-04:00I loved this post, because I, too, have a special ...I loved this post, because I, too, have a special Magnolia tree, with lots of memories.<br /><br />Yes, it is "trashy", and has those annoying roots on top of the ground, but I love it anyway...and, it's the only "climbing tree" in the yard. LOLKathyhttp://www.edshunnybunny.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com