luscious bouquet
Blooming lilacs give me pause. How can anybody stroll, run, skip, jump, walk, or ambulate in any form, past a lilac bush in full fragrant glory and NOT pause? The only way I know is if all five senses are completely defunct. Most especially the sense of smell because oh la la, it's exquisite. So exquisite that I pilfered this bouquet from an unknown persons yard. *gasp* Least you think I'm a completely thoughtless thief, I did attempt to seek permission first. and I was actually considering the safety of other passersby as the intoxicating purple laden bush was impeding pedestrian travel along said sidewalk. Okay, okay (hands in the air) I confess, that rationalization is WAY more altruistic than my real motivations! Here's the truth ~ I'm blaming it on the "pause." If I hadn't of paused, I could have resisted the temptation. But I did pause. And all five of my senses do function properly. And I've been waiting forever for my own buds to open, so I caved. I see why Adam had no chance if I lose all self control over a bit of lavender heaven. I'm hoping a few covert clips does not doom me to you know where... Meanwhile here's a slice of my sap bucket brimming with the cache.
PS. Forgive me for fabricating a colorful story. My imagination got a bit carried away and I spun a "wee hours of the morning" tale just for the fun of writing it. I did snip the blooms from someplace other than my garden but it was from a neglected bush in the back of a little used parking lot, not anyone's yard. I hope no harm was done? ;-)
Your story is delightful, as is the bouquet. I swear I can smell their heady perfume from here! :)
Posted by:Nancy Bond | May 14, 2008 at 09:29 AM
Lovely photo! I "stole" some from my neighbor's yard. They were hanging over my fence a bit. White ones.
Posted by:Beth | May 14, 2008 at 04:15 PM
Whew. I was sweating that one thinking I was the only one doing such things. I'm glad to hear that isn't so Beth!!
Posted by:Kathleen | May 14, 2008 at 05:39 PM
Thank you Nancy! I'm glad you liked it. There is nothing as heady as the scent of lilacs, is there?
Posted by:Kathleen | May 14, 2008 at 05:41 PM
oh, lilacs are one of my favorites - I think they would be THE favorite, if only they would bloom for longer...we have one white and several small purples...nothing like the smell of lilacs.
Posted by:Alice Golden | May 15, 2008 at 05:58 AM
I agree with you that their bloom time is too short Alice. I guess that would be too much of a good thing??
Posted by:Kathleen | May 15, 2008 at 07:15 AM