Lovely Lilacs

Alas the lilacs have come and nearly gone.

(These photo's were taken March 29th)

There are still a few left

but most have faded and turned brown. 

The display was better than last year

and that's probably thanks

to the amount of rain we received

this spring compared to last year.

Still overall it wasn't as good a display

as we had in 2010.

2010

2010

The groves are old (1947) and 

the drought last year probably

took it's toll on the oldest plants

but they still looked and smelled

WONDERFUL!

The fragrance filled the air and behind

this wall of lilacs about 20 feet to the left

is the front of the house.

When the windows were open the

scent was heavenly!

In the photo below if you look through

the trees from the house on the right

to the left of the photo...

you will see the grove in the above photo from the other side.

We're very fortunate that the prevailing

breeze (wind!) blows through

those blossoms towards the house :)

Not only are we fortunate enough to have that

grove of lilacs but we also have another

shorter but thicker grove that I see from 

our kitchen window. 

The two smaller windows below?

That's our kitchen.

And this grove is approx 30ftx20ft.

It's a wonderful sight to look out 

on while I cook.

It's always sad to see the lilacs fade 

away for another year...

but maybe in a way it's that short

season that makes them so endearing to us.

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Our computer is back from the repair shop

and even though it seems a little slow

it's good to be on here again.

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I'm joining Karen

over at 

My Little Home And Garden

for 

Sunlit Sunday

Have a WONDERFUL weekend!