Magnolias have bloomed....

Posted by Japanalia (Yokohama, Japan) on 19 March 2008 in Plants & Nature and Portfolio.

Their white cups agaisnt the walls of the buildings make a beautiful, elegant contrast! It was just about starting to rain when I managed to get this shot today, in the afternoon, using Yoshiyuki's camera.
I hope you'll welcome them with the same thrill that I felt when I looked at them!

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Comments (14)

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

They are at their best in London, now, too . . such a short time in bloom but so beautiful. Great city trees.

19 Mar 2008 1:01pm

MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany

Wonderful! Ours are not that ready yet, but I'm eagerly awaiting their flowers in the streets!

19 Mar 2008 1:27pm

givethemhell from Germany

What a lovely magnolia. Japan is much further than over here, where the forsythia are blooming. The magnolias will wait until April.

19 Mar 2008 2:53pm

GJC from Kyoto, Japan

Looks like a modern version of an old woodblock print. Lovely. How lucky that you have so many lovely flowers and trees near your place.

19 Mar 2008 4:47pm

standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France

Wonderful way of celebrating spring which is officially coming tomorrow!

19 Mar 2008 5:38pm

Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada

Nice shot. Snowflakes were blooming here yesterday.

19 Mar 2008 6:23pm

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

You've enhanced the beauty by this perfect angle :)

20 Mar 2008 6:42am

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

This is a wonderful contrast against the building as you pointed out, Gabriela. And I like the paint job on the building behind. We are experiencing a snowfall at the moment so what was spring a few days ago has now become winter again. Your image here is lovely.

20 Mar 2008 8:06am