We had a nasty series of thunderstorms here the other day. For a couple of hours, it seemed as if the two battling fronts were pinned to our little area of the map. Late in the afternoon, though, the storms passed, the air cleared and I noticed that some intact magnolia blossoms had fallen to the ground due to the heavy rain. Usually it is just the petals that fall. The magnolia is a primordial plant and as such, inherently interesting to those of an artistic bent. There was just enough soft light left to make a decent exposure.
