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@Me 2: Thank yew.

@Stunner: Thanks!

@Mandy: I feel pretty much the same way as you. Creation, in its natural state, is awesome.

@Lorraine: Thank you Lorraine; this is just a small branch from the whole tree and it is not close to the ground; the whole thing blooming is about the size of an average maple, every branch and bough covered with these fuscia flowers.

@Wolfgang Prigge: Wow, what a forecast. I'm glad to be able to have provided a bit of color and brightness for your otherwise icy day.

@Eleftheria, 9 years old,: Thank you, Miss Eleftheria.

@MaryB: What's really cool is that counting our lot and that of our next-door neighbor, there are at least six of these big trees, all blooming at once. And they range from fuscia to light pink in color variations, tree to tree. Talk about a beautiful sight. And there is a very sweet scent to them that you notice primarily at night.

@Reza: Thank you Reza.

@amy: Well, what can you say... purple is everywhere. Ha-ha! Thanks amy.

@Rebecca: You are such a great encourager Rebecca. Thank you for visiting and commenting so faithfully almost every day. My own patterns of commenting and visiting and replying have been kind of "off" lately because I've been busy/stressed, and have been feeling kind of under the weather and tired, with a cold or virus or something. Blessings to you today.