Tag: lilacs

BLOOMING IN STRANGE WEATHER

FOTD – May 19, 2022 – Lilacs and Rhododendrons It was nasty, wet, and in the low 50s today. Saturday, it is supposed to hit 100 degrees. It's hard to believe that, given how cold it was today, we will see a fifty-degree change in 48 hours, but the weather has been strange everywhere, so … Continue reading BLOOMING IN STRANGE WEATHER

BLOOMING IN STRANGE WEATHER

FOTD – May 19 – Lilacs and Rhododendrons It was nasty, wet, and in the low 50s today. Saturday it is supposed to hit 100 degrees. It's hard to believe that given how cold it was today that we will see a fifty degree change in 48 hours, but the weather has been strange everywhere, … Continue reading BLOOMING IN STRANGE WEATHER

APRIL REALLY WAS THE CRUELEST MONTH: THE WASTE LAND, BY T.S. ELLIOT

I tell people I don't like poetry. That's not exactly true. I do like poetry. I like funny poems, I like poems that remind me of things that were important but have faded in memory. I don't like my own poetry, even though when I was a teenager, I wrote a lot of it. I … Continue reading APRIL REALLY WAS THE CRUELEST MONTH: THE WASTE LAND, BY T.S. ELLIOT

I DREAM OF LILAC TIME – Marilyn Armstrong

Flower of the Day - Lilac Time Lilacs are my favorite flower. Possibly, it is also my favorite scent. It all started with when Owen was born. May 7th in the middle of lilac season. Back in the olden golden days, you were allowed to bring flowers into dreary hospital rooms and for the few … Continue reading I DREAM OF LILAC TIME – Marilyn Armstrong

GARDEN REPORT – Marilyn Armstrong

I fear we shall not see daffodils or tulips this year. Nonetheless, other flowers are blooming, or soon will be. It will not be a flowerless year. We are missing some of the early spring bulbs, but they will probably come back next year. Because I've planted so many wildflowers, we have an abundance of … Continue reading GARDEN REPORT – Marilyn Armstrong

Daily Prompt: Lilacs

My son was born on the 7th of May. The lilacs bloomed that week, down on Long Island where we lived. All my friends and family who visited brought lilacs. Their scent filled the room. The smell of lilacs makes me feel young and reminds me of May 1969, when the lilacs bloomed. Related articles … Continue reading Daily Prompt: Lilacs