Summer Lovin'

Today was our ninth consecutive day of over 99 degree weather in the Nashville area. Growing up in Pennsylvania, our summers were never quite this intense.

However, despite the blazing heat, the high air conditioning bills, the dried out lawns and searing-hot car seats, I do still love summer in the South. One of the many reasons is this:

I absolutely, positively love my magnolia tree. Is that so wrong?