Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Lilac time in MT

The whole town seems one  big  lilac bush, they are everywhere, and  will bloom  about a week  or  so.  You  can hardly escape the  fragrance.



From my backyard. 

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  1. That is so beautiful. Mine have come and gone too soon, but oh how glorious my garden and home smelled while they were here.

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    1. The picture is taken to the south; the weather and wind generally come from the West or South. It often wafts through the house in late afternoon, a wave of sudden olfactory awakening and pleasure.

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  2. Wonderful scent indeed. And when the lilacs bloom it's time to head out morel hunting here...:)

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    1. Here, the lilacs are connected to the famous Stone Fly Hatch on the Big Hole. The Lilacs and Stone flies have some connections, which is climate coincidence, I'm sure. But I'm not a 'local', so my vote don't count.

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  3. I used to love lilacs back in my Dakota days.

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    1. They are still the same, Bruce.
      Wish you could smell them.

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  4. Neighbor next door when I was a kid had a big lilac bush. Loved them so.

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    1. Funny how childhood smell, scents, can trigger memories. Mine are of asphalt (blacktop)and of Pine tree's on a hot day on the Deschutes.

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  5. Lilacs were always a fragrant evidence that good weather had arrived.

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    1. Here their presence usually means the stonefly hatch is ready on the Big Hole River.

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  6. This makes me miss Montana, one of my favorite states! Thank you.

    ceci

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  7. Nice to see since ours ave been done for about a week.

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  8. Nice. I love lilacs and have two big ones by the front door. But they bloomed about a month ago!

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