The lilacs have started to die.
It's funny, but it only takes a week or
two after the most wonderful time of the year starts for the saddest
time of the year to begin, the time when the lilac buds start to wilt
and fall off their branches.. I know that's the natural life cycle
of the plant, but it seems that every year it catches me by surprise.
Every year I notice it beginning and silently shout “No, not
yet!”.
Still it happens.
This year, it seems a little strange,
as well, as right next to plants that are wilting are plants that
still haven't yet fully budded. That may add a day or two to the
sniffing season, but I'm sure that they will soon go the way of their
lilac brethren and start slowly falling off the tree.
Of course, that's what makes lilac
season so special. It isn't very long; so you have to enjoy it while
you can. It's kind of like the Christmas season; or, at least, the
was the Christmas season used to be before radio stations started
playing Christmas music in September and that lazy neighbor down the
street started leaving their decorations up until July. It's just
here for a very short period of time, and you have to cram as much
enjoyment into that period as you can.
Because, then, it's gone.
I've heard from a couple of people
who've driven past and have noticed me with my nose stuck in a lilac
bush. They almost seemed surprised that I like lilacs as much as I
say do when I write about them. I don't know why they thought that;
I really DO like them as much as I write about them. And since the
season for them is so short, odds are you will see me with my nose in
them.
After all, you only have a few days in
which you can sniff. You have to make the most of them.
And with that, I'm off to do not one,
not two, but THREE different TV interviews about the Great Fire of
1868 and/or the tour I'm giving about it Monday. Have yourself a
great weekend, and look ahead to Monday—I'll share the whole story
of the fire, just in case you can't make it to the tour.
But you WILL try & make it, right?
8-)
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