Magnolia Cone
by Nancy Kane Chapman
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Magnolia Cone
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Nancy Kane Chapman
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Photograph - Photography
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I have painted many magnolia portraits and I've studied the leaves in so doing, but in all of that work, I've never paid much attention to the final stage of the journey...the beautiful soft cone which the tree sports once the flowers have left. Today I found this lovely white one....so soft, and furry and exquisite.
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August 21st, 2016
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Nancy Kane Chapman
How nice to have my magnolia cone featured in WHAT! I am always grateful for this notice and your support of my photography and art. Thanks, Jim!!!
Mother Nature
How about it! Every stage of a magnolia bloom is magnificent and this is a great picture to remind us of that!
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
I revisited this cone the next day and it was already turning a funny pink color and had slumped over. Beauty is fleeting!! (But I caught it!)
Nancy Kane Chapman
Many thanks, John for this lovely feature of my magnolia cone. It's just like me to have painted so many portraits of this flower and never to have studied all of the fruits from the magnolia tree. I may try to do a watercolor from this photo!
Sarah Loft
Beautiful! Love those little curlicues.
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Me, too. I don't think I remember seeing a white cone before. So fancy!!!
Jeff Swan
Stunning!
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
I thought so too...as I found this cone tucked behind these wondrous green leaves. The magnolia is one of the oldest plants on record.
Meg Shearer
It's beautiful. Wonderful shot! l/f!
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
What a shape! Like a Renaissance costume or a white pineapple? Usually these are green or a dull brown...not this great wooly cream. I'll have to revisit it when it splits open to reveal scarlet seeds in the fall. Look for another photo!
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