My tree has been most boring the last few months and even now. It does not appear to be waking up anytime soon. But wait, I do believe things are happening inside the trunk and branches that we cannot see.
The buds are still there, waiting for the right moment to begin swelling into life. Perhaps there will be some noticeable changes next month. As you can see, there is no shortage of buds. In a few months the Magnolia will be clothed in a multitude of pink!
On the ground, however, we cannot help but see new activity everywhere! Life is springing out of the dirt!
New leaves are piercing through the dead leaves on the ground.
Succulents are poking their way through old Japanese Maple leaves in the rockery. Life abounds everywhere when you look down.
Even the Camellia bush is beginning to burst out in color. Can the Magnolia blooms be far behind? So we wait and watch while the rest of the world awakens around it!
Those buds are impressive. As is the flare at the foot of the tree. It's as if the tree has toes and is ready to walk away.
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