tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post2656870580525551332..comments2024-03-05T06:55:21.597-05:00Comments on Dori Reads: Early SpringDorainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-1888028219113736472017-02-05T13:08:35.707-05:002017-02-05T13:08:35.707-05:00Thanks for the beautiful poem. Magnolia blooms ar...Thanks for the beautiful poem. Magnolia blooms are spectacular. And I guess Punxsutawney Phil's prediction doesn't reach the Deep South :-)Penny Parker Klostermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043861965501388155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-71429852870341641102017-02-05T10:40:28.113-05:002017-02-05T10:40:28.113-05:00Love this poem. I'll remember it when our Ohio...Love this poem. I'll remember it when our Ohio magnolias bloom.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-14641368485121827532017-02-04T15:19:25.710-05:002017-02-04T15:19:25.710-05:00Excellent poem to share today, Dori. I'd like ...Excellent poem to share today, Dori. I'd like to read some more by this poet. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-37642213484828641102017-02-04T14:46:33.222-05:002017-02-04T14:46:33.222-05:00I fondly remember Southern springs, when the world...I fondly remember Southern springs, when the world would come alive with color. Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-84167466670246335362017-02-04T10:30:47.479-05:002017-02-04T10:30:47.479-05:00No magnolias yet, but I did spy the points of daff...No magnolias yet, but I did spy the points of daffodils poking up yesterday. That is always a sure sign of snow and ice to come. Beautiful blooms.Leigh Anne Eckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558611848583070310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-64123104611036299352017-02-03T20:44:18.410-05:002017-02-03T20:44:18.410-05:00My fellow Southerner - thank you for sharing this ...My fellow Southerner - thank you for sharing this lovely "vintage" poem. From one steel magnolia to another. XORobyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-62892779349876693652017-02-03T19:08:04.891-05:002017-02-03T19:08:04.891-05:00Yes, I loved that this was written so long ago and...Yes, I loved that this was written so long ago and still resonates so beautifully. Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-57982596152891989022017-02-03T19:07:20.857-05:002017-02-03T19:07:20.857-05:00My daughter live out that way, so I've heard a...My daughter live out that way, so I've heard about all the snow! Wishing you sunshine!Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-54984661875378694212017-02-03T19:06:32.625-05:002017-02-03T19:06:32.625-05:00Yep. I have a few scraggly forsythia blooms, too. ...Yep. I have a few scraggly forsythia blooms, too. I'm hoping they hang around for a while.Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-23888474056807835992017-02-03T19:05:46.046-05:002017-02-03T19:05:46.046-05:00Ha! You're probably right.Ha! You're probably right.Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-44852575956679724052017-02-03T19:05:20.163-05:002017-02-03T19:05:20.163-05:00I do love living in the South!I do love living in the South!Dorainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04421672075192660319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-57886535076618536502017-02-03T18:25:16.225-05:002017-02-03T18:25:16.225-05:00You know what I love most about these words? They ...You know what I love most about these words? They are from 1927. Before the crash, before the Great Depression and War....and still we rise. Finding my iron, Dorraine...finding my iron.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-68945645989966378372017-02-03T15:26:32.900-05:002017-02-03T15:26:32.900-05:00It's snowing outside, which is incredibly unse...It's snowing outside, which is incredibly unseasonable for us here on the west coast. Oh, how I long for some sunshine and bright flowers! Six more weeks?!?! Oh dear...Maybe a trip down south is in order! :-)Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-61010447710782742672017-02-03T14:14:12.753-05:002017-02-03T14:14:12.753-05:00While Phil may be promising 6 more weeks of winter...While Phil may be promising 6 more weeks of winter, here in the Midwest, we haven't had too much of winter. There were even forsythia blooms last week (and not forced for early blooms indoors). The magnolia blossoms are magnificent.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-40150129447103232792017-02-03T12:48:13.785-05:002017-02-03T12:48:13.785-05:00We have confused blooms here as well, with the sup...We have confused blooms here as well, with the super abundant rain. No one should probably take advice from a hermity rodent... ☺tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4697562568281773339.post-72500092293337340822017-02-03T09:03:54.879-05:002017-02-03T09:03:54.879-05:00Your nod to Groundhog Day is funny, Doraine. Compa...Your nod to Groundhog Day is funny, Doraine. Comparing those lovely blooms to our brittle cold these past days makes an extraordinary contrast. Happy Friday!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com