Lilacs have always been special to me. I was born in the late spring and besides making me a birthday cake each year, I vividly recall my mom cutting a lovely bouquet of lilacs — just for me. It all made me feel like royalty! For this reason and because of how wonderfully fragrant their scent is, and how striking beautiful a bush of lilacs looks when in bloom, these have always been one of my favorite flowering plants.<\/p>\n
Spokane, Washington, my former home city, has held an annual Lilac Festival<\/strong><\/a> for over 75 years and bears the nickname, “Lilac City”. Within the city’s main park, Manito Park, there’s a lovely Lilac Garden where these photos were taken. This garden is over 100 years old and has more than 100 lilac plants of 23 different species.<\/p>\n I enjoyed spotting this dragon fly, so well camouflaged on the lilac blooms, when I recently visited the Lilac Garden.<\/p>\n (Click on thumbnails to enlarge, right arrow to advance)<\/p>\n\n
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