Lilacs, Send Your Loveliness

Gorgeous lilacs from an amazing photographer and writer [Kathy] @ this blog:
http://whatdoiknow.typepad.com/photos/flowers/lilacs.html.

Where I went today, there were lilacs. Big old lilac bushes that looked like they had been there for decades. They were heavy with healthy green leaves, fragrant lavender blooms. So many branches grew from each, spreading, extending. 

I parked right next to one of the bushes, so I could easily find my car when I left.

Lilacs are that way. They seem timeless and sturdy, like they've stood by and watched a lot. You, Mother Nature, can pile snow on them, glaze them in hard ice or drop a tree on them, and they will still come forth in the spring for a brief but heady art showing--or a fashion show of the finest kind. 

The lilacs I saw today surely have stood by and watched a lot.  They're in a place that is historic in its own right.

I buried my nose in some blooms before I unlocked the door and started the engine to leave.

May their beauty, their perfume float through an open window to a very special place, a very special heart. May that heart and mind be open to receiving.


TCOY

1. Went for a long walk [1 hour or more?] on a beautiful day with H., his brother Pat and Sug. Also TCO Sug--brought little bowl and water for her, knew she would start panting.
2. Ice water.
3. Yum, Julie's homemade matzo ball soup.
4. Nap.