The Tulip Magnolia Tree
I saw the first blossoms of the season out today while driving up
Trousdale Blvd. in Burlingame today. I always get excited when I see them, and today it was the Tulip Magnolia popping out in flower. Wow, it’s the middle of January and spring flowers are beginning to come out and it’s one of my very favorite trees in blossom first, too.
For those of you living in other parts of the country, this is not unusual. It is not because of Global Warming. It is quite normal for our part of the world. In fact, I expect to see more blossoms on trees within the next couple of weeks, and then the first of the bulbs will sprout.
I think those of us who are native to California, and the San Francisco area, don’t realize how unusual
this is to the rest of the world. Our temperate climate allows us green grass 12 months a year. Snow falling on the ground is rare, in fact, it hasn’t snowed here since 1976. Sure, the hills get dustings annually, but on the ground around here? Nah, that’s rare.
If you’re looking out your window and seeing a lot of snow, and dealing with below zero weather, think of
us. While we shiver in 48 degree weather, you’d think that was balmy. We complain of cold weather because it’s not what the temperature tells us, it’s the fact that we have a damp bone penetrating cold, that is felt deep inside of us and we shiver. So, stop laughing, okay?
Remember, we see spring flowers months before the rest of the country. Add this to one of the reasons the Peninsula is one of the best places on earth to live.
