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This Week in Magnolia Blossoms

Our magnolia’s brief glory this spring

In spring sunlight one audacious dancing flower throws its petals up in celebration of its own existence. A brick path and the back of a house are in the background.
A single celebratory magnolia blossom on a bright day
On a bright day two magnolia blossoms celebrate themselves by flinging their petals all over the place. A section of brick smokehouse, some grass, and a wooden fence are in the background.
On a bright Monday two magnolia blossoms celebrate themselves by flinging their petals all over the place.
It’s a gloomy Wednesday and the pink blossoms are tired. They have darkened and curled inward. The light is weak and damp. A patch of grass, a wooden fence, the tops of some buildings, and a black dog are in the background.
It’s a gloomy Wednesday and these two pink blossoms are tired. They have darkened and curled inward. The light is weak and damp.
Synthesis! It’s a chilly spring Friday with quite a bit of gloom and moments of sunshine. The buds are having a tough day but they’re happy to be out here. A tiny drop of water hangs from the one on the left. Their branch, a brick path, and the back of a house are in the background.
Synthesis! It’s a chilly spring Friday with quite a bit of gloom and moments of sunshine. The buds are having a tough day but they’re happy to be out here. A tiny drop of water hangs from the one on the left.

By Elena Grossman

Elena Grossman is an artist and educator practicing visual art, graphic design, and programming for exhibition spaces, print, and screen media. Learn more about Elena