…as you may know, we are moving in a week. it is a very exciting and stressful time right now and i keep wondering what it will be like living in a new house that isn’t quite our home yet.  most of all, i find myself feeling sad looking at all the things that i will miss when we leave our current home.  for some strange reason i am having the most difficult time letting go of the flowers and landscaping that we put in our yard.  every plant or bush seems to have a significant meaning to me.  either they were a birthday gift from my husband or a mothers day present from my kids.  these things have my emotions attached to them and i feel like a piece of me will be left behind.   i wanted to share these pictures of the magnolia tree in the front of our home because this will be the one of the things I will miss the most.  this tree has been kind of a horticultural mystery to us.  we purchased it about 4 years ago when we decided to update the landscaping in the front of our home.  this tree bloomed beautifully the first year we planted it.  the following spring we anxiously awaited to witness the beautiful blooms again, but nothing happened….or the year after that….or the year after that… or last year!  we fed it, watered it and gave it everything it needed so we were stumped.  well, it decided to bloom this year finally after 3 years of very modest growth.  maybe it is saying goodbye to us.