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...when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. -- Anaïs Nin
The post-dinner dog walk has become a nightly ritual for my husband and I, and [this is good] on all fronts: we exercise a bit, the dog with four short legs exercises quite a bit more; we enjoy the Florida weather and the opportunity for us-time (I originally wrote "private, adult conversation," but that gave an illicit sound to the whole enterprise; I'm sure the parents out there know what I meant, however).
Last night, my husband found a tightly wrapped magnolia bud on the ground; it had dropped before it had the opportunity to blossom and was such an interesting shape and texture. I brought it home and some Southern impulse made me drop it into a bowl with a shallow pool of water.
This morning, I saw the flower had use this opportunity to the fullest and rewarded me with a magnolia-scented room.
